[GovernmentShrinker]

It should be mandatory for women on active military duty to use an IUD or Norplant (or be sterilized, if they prefer). Exceptions should be made on a case by case basis, based on the woman's function in the military and the military's needs for the foreseeable future. We don't have a draft, so nobody would be forcing women to use contraception or be sterilized. But if you sign up for a job like this, you have to be prepared to ensure you'll be fit to perform it.

[flada]

I don't have a problem with that, provided the recruiter makes it clear to potential enlistees prior to signing them. I don't think such a policy would stand up in the courts unless men are contractually sterilized as well, but I could be wrong.

Also, I'm certain the courts would reject this policy if women already under contract weren't grandfathered. Unless given the option to re-sign or get out, that is.