My wife had to go back to work 30 days after giving birth to twin girls. And she was breast feeding.
She had to work 1 month to get what we called her “quitting bonus”
So I took a leave from work so I could watch the girls Monday - Friday for that month.
So Yeah, I know about it.
And even at that, even the military makes post- pregnancy exceptions to policy.
You sound like you have the common sense of an officer - none. The manual didn't say, so Mongo no know what to do.