thedrifter
06-15-07, 06:47 PM
Corps alters deployment rules for Marine moms
By Trista Talton - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jun 15, 2007 17:46:46 EDT
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Marine moms will have to cut the apron strings sooner than before under new rules covering pregnancies and deployments.
New guidelines for pregnant Marines cut in half the time that mothers can defer a deployment or unaccompanied assignment after giving birth, from a full year to six months, according to a Corps-wide message released Thursday.
“Service women will not normally be transferred to deploying units from the time of pregnancy confirmation up to six months after the date of delivery,” according to MarAdmin 358/07. “Commanders have the option of extending this deferment if, in consultation with the [health care provider], it is deemed necessary for the health of the mother or child.”
Those who receive the 12-month deferment will do so from their delivery date.
The new guidelines give adoptive Marine parents a break. Single parents or a Marine mom married to another service member who have adopted will not be assigned to unaccompanied tours for six months. Adoptive parents may waive the deferment, and commanders have the option of extending time at home to 12 months.
New Marine moms, not their commanders, have the option to waive their deployment deferment period, the message says.
Expectant moms are exempt from routine physical fitness training during their pregnancy and for six months following their return to full duty. But they must participate in an exercise program approved by their health care provider.
Pregnant Marines who miscarry or have a stillborn birth are ordered to tell their command and talk with their obstetrician about when it would be best to resume physical training, the message states.
Ellie
By Trista Talton - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jun 15, 2007 17:46:46 EDT
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Marine moms will have to cut the apron strings sooner than before under new rules covering pregnancies and deployments.
New guidelines for pregnant Marines cut in half the time that mothers can defer a deployment or unaccompanied assignment after giving birth, from a full year to six months, according to a Corps-wide message released Thursday.
“Service women will not normally be transferred to deploying units from the time of pregnancy confirmation up to six months after the date of delivery,” according to MarAdmin 358/07. “Commanders have the option of extending this deferment if, in consultation with the [health care provider], it is deemed necessary for the health of the mother or child.”
Those who receive the 12-month deferment will do so from their delivery date.
The new guidelines give adoptive Marine parents a break. Single parents or a Marine mom married to another service member who have adopted will not be assigned to unaccompanied tours for six months. Adoptive parents may waive the deferment, and commanders have the option of extending time at home to 12 months.
New Marine moms, not their commanders, have the option to waive their deployment deferment period, the message says.
Expectant moms are exempt from routine physical fitness training during their pregnancy and for six months following their return to full duty. But they must participate in an exercise program approved by their health care provider.
Pregnant Marines who miscarry or have a stillborn birth are ordered to tell their command and talk with their obstetrician about when it would be best to resume physical training, the message states.
Ellie