This woman's plight has nothing to do with issues surrounding women serving in the military. She should have been kicked out in Basic training when they saw her behavior. There are pmen who behave as she did and they shouldn't be in the military either. Pregnancy issues are one of those problems that no matter how the military tries to solve them, there will always be problems. What do you do about the woman who deliberately gets pregnant to avoid being sent to a war zone? What about military couples who want to start a family? I don't think anyone has a good solution.
The authoratative source on this issue is Phyllis Schlafly, in my opinion. She has a way of saying the true things that people, especially many women, do not want to hear. The truth of the matter is, men and women are not equals, physically or biologically. Period. End of story. Anyone who argues otherwise is simply being either blind or politically correct. This is not to argue that women are not mentally as tough or capable as men, because that is beyond argument. But women in general cannot put an 80 pound pack and trudge around in the mountains of Afghanistan. Some can, but the average woman has no chance, only the exceptional top fraction could even consider it. But that is not the real isssue. The real issue is to deny biology, which is what many liberals and feminists want to do (I know, redundancy). If a woman CAN get pregnant, there is always a possibility she WILL get pregnant. And the impact that can have on force readiness is well documented. To insist that pregnancy is something that can be simply avoided is just plain STUPID. If you put men and women in close proximity under trying/dangerous/boring conditions, pregnancy can result. An example of how this can negatively impact operational readiness is the Submarine Example. Many feminists and democrats want to put women on submarines. If a woman gets pregnant (and a sub would be a fine crucible for sexual activity, boredom, close quarters, etc.) a pregnant woman would have to be removed from the submarine as soon as any pregnancy is detected. There are trace elements in the recirculated submarine atmosphere that are not harmful to a fully developed adult, but are toxic to a developing fetus. That billion dollar weapon platform whose job is to remain undetected and invisible, would need to surface to transfer the woman off the vessel ASAP, a dangerous task under the best of conditions, compromising the mission. This is one example. Like it or not, it is the truth.