Army: No Punishment Set for Soldier Mom

[Noordam]

AP NEWS
November 14, 2003
Army: No Punishment Set for Soldier Mom
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 8:40 p.m. ET

DENVER (AP) -- A soldier who refused to return to Iraq so she could care for her children will not be punished, the Army said Friday.

Spc. Simone Holcomb, 30, had feared she would face criminal charges and a discharge that would cause her to lose the benefits she earned as a member of the Colorado National Guard.

But Army spokesman Maj. Steve Stover said the medic will face no administrative or criminal penalties.

For compassionate reasons, she will be allowed to remain at Colorado's Fort Carson and will be given time to resolve the custody dispute that led to her refusal to return to Iraq, the Army said.

..more at article....

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Someone upstairs...

Came down hard on some merdehead captain or major, after deciding that the bad press would not be worth the fun.

[MissMarple]

2. It was becoming a public relations nightmare.

Anti-family and all that...

:D

But having said that, this issue will become more and more a problem for the armed forces. They are already getting flack for the payroll snafus, especially for the National Guardsmen. Families left at home are having trouble paying the mortgage.

[Noordam]

3. The Guard were also the ones with the bullet proof vest

problems and families having to buy the New ones.

[MissMarple]

4. And inadequate training. Lets pile it on. Rumsfeld deserves it.

:evilgrin:

They started a difficult war with an underprepared armed forces. There is no excuse for this.

[area51]

5. soldier mom

The military shouldn't do anything to the soldier mom; after all, Shrub was allowed to desert the military.