So, who is going to take their place? Actually right now it might not be a problem what with the Obama Uber recession, but when these women signed up under Bush, the Army, and to a lessor extent the other services, were having problems meeting their recruiting goals. There pretty much was no choice.
Now if things weren't stretched so tight, and so many stateside services being provided by contractors (like moi) the Army could probably juggle things around so that women with very young children could service stateside for a time. However, when the women signed up, part of the deal, heck it was part of the deal back in the 80s, for men and women alike, that if they were responsible for the care of children, they must have a plan in place to provide for their care, should the service member be deployed, or sent on an unaccompanied tour somewhere.
How about me? Tell them to wave the age restriction and I will be back in a heartbeat.
Semper Fi
An Old Man,p>