Pregnant and overseas in military....?

Question

The military allready knows. My question is will I get an article 15? If i get chaptered what benefits will I still have?Is it an honorable or dishonorable discharge? My fiance is the father and he is in the same unit.

Thank you dorthy. You are very judgemental and remember you don't know me and have no right to judge me. I'm sure you are not perfect and no wonder you do not give out contact information so people can contact you about your rude judgemental comments. You didn't answer my question. I'm guessing you are in or was in reserve or national gaurd. I am active duty and we hate reserve and ng all they are is weekend warriors. Thanks for the judgeing and look at your self before you judge others.. ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME!!!!!!

Anyway Thank you all for your answers. Especially Jimmy. I did talk to Jag. No punishment can be made. Thank You so much

Answer 1

I don't think you can get an article 15 for getting pregnant. Any competent legal counsel would probably tell you to take that one to courts marital.

Regardless, a chapter discharge for pregnancy is not a punitive discharge. Your benefits will be based on how long you've been in the service. If you're in the Army, read Chapter 8, AR 635-200 for complete information regarding separation for pregnancy.

Commanders have been giving soldiers orders not to have sex since the beginning of time and soldiers have been ignoring that order. Whatever you do, see a JAG lawyer before agreeing to anything.

Edit:

To DesiDani:

At some level, I'm in agreement with you. However, she is just a kid. During Operation Desert Storm, I worked with a female Staff Sergeant and a female Sergeant First Class, both full time active duty NCO's (a loosely used term in their particular cases) who had the sole mission of hooking up with the husbands for the purpose of getting pregnant. I can make allowances for immaturity, but I could not excuse the attitudes of those two $#@ clowns passing themselves off as NCO's. Neither one of them worked for me or they would have received efficiency reports that would have ensured that they were never again promoted and that would have raised their visability for future quality retention boards.

Answer 2

I am not here to judge you you may get a OTH or not just depends on how you got along in your unit and who you have on your side. Being that your Fiance is in the same unit and you both plan to be married the worst case would be that they kept you on active duty and transferred you or your fiance, I would say that more than likely you get out on a positive note and get on with the rest of your life. Also pay no mind to the Res and NG who think they know about being in the REAL military and not play part time look I did 20yrs and I personally have no pity or really care what they think they had a choice to stay active and they left and then they think that just because they go one weekend a month they should be in the same class as active duty ha ha, Any way good to you.

Answer 3

Are you deployed to Iraq? If so, Then I think you should get an artical 15, and if you were my soldier I would push for it and a discharge. Just because you and "engaged" to the guy you are deployed you, does not give you a free license to have sex and time you want. Where in all that you have done, have you upheld the Army values? You have just done the typical new female soldier thing. Almost 79% of enlisted female soldiers are pregnant within the first 3 years in the Army and of those less then 20% stay in.
But to answer your questions,
You can get an artical 15, non-judical punishment.
Your benifits would be determined by your type of discharge.
Your type of discharge would depend on your type of chapter.

Answer 4

As long aou are not in Iraq, you will not get discharged. You will get the option of doing so. It will be an honorable discharge under single parent discharge. Same platoon? If so, you might get punished. I would say get married soon since he is your fiance. You both will have to start a family care plan in case both of you get deployed.

SSG Schramm
US Army 15 years
OIF 2003
US Army Recruiting

Answer 5

If you're in Iraq you will get some kind of disciplinary action. There was a female in my unit that got a letter of reprimand for having sex with her husband while on R and R.

Answer 6

No you will not get an article 15. You will be honorably discharged, the reason on your DD214 will be pregnancy. You don't even have to get out if you don't want too. It is completely up to you. If you get out the only benefit you will have is to have your baby in an Army hospital. I was pregnant when I was stationed in Korea. I opted to get out. I was told by my command that I may not be able to come home to have my baby. I wasn't going to have my baby in Korea and then have to come back to the states when my son was 6 weeks old and then return to finish my tour.

I like your name by the way.
Good Luck!

Answer 7

Typical statement from an active duty slug that knows little or nothing about the Reserves.

You "hate the Reserves and NG", well your stupidity is showing. Majority of well informed active duty troops welcome their reserve counter-parts, why? Most reserve and NG are older, also do the same type of work in the civilian world as their military MOS. Therefore when we come to active duty we know our jobs usually better than our active counter-parts. I have been called to active duty numerous times just to get a shop back under control because the active duty side are young and sometimes lost!
You also hate us because we can leave when our tours are up, you on the other hand are stuck for years where-ever you are sent.
To answer your question, no, you won't have an article 15 unless your Command has SOP of no pregnancy in their Command.

Answer 8

Army Girl.........since you are in Iraq you may receive some type of disciplinary action.

As to getting chaptered, you have options. The first is, stay in the army and the second is to get out. No one can make you get out. It's your decision. I believe that if you get out, the military will pay for you to have the baby if you have it at a military base.

As for Dorthy, keep your nasty opinions to yourself. Getting pregnant is no reason for someone to be ashamed. I find other women are more judgmental of each other than any man is. Dorthy, I bet if you were in my company I wouldn't like you. You're probably one of those women that act like you're a bad a** but the minute you go out on a run you're the first to fall out.

Army Girl, keep your head up and congrats on the baby.

Answer 9

Sorry I have no answers.But I have to say this is a wonderful question.

Answer 10

As long as he is not in your Direct Chain of Command there shouldnt be an issue, depending on how long you have been in determines your benefits... you will get an honorable discharge, I assume you are going for the family care Chapter AR 600-20??
Now being Overseas are you in Iraq? I have heard of the Army trying to punish those who have sex in Iraq when the female becomes pregnant ( happen to a friend of mine they were not married , nothing come from it though).

I am National Guard , but I have been an Armywife longer than being in, I may be a weekend warrior but I am still serving my country and state , I have heard all the comments made toward National Guard but in reality ALL branches of Service do the same thing, I wish you luck with everything !!!
ANG Soldier & Armywife 10 yrs and growing.

For Jefferson...I am not sure what world you live in but in my world sometimes both parents have to work , dont know if you noticed there are plenty of single parents (both male and Female ) who have to work to support their kids , all 3 of my children were breastfed but up until a certain age , and had to be placed in day care , working doesnt make us bad parents because we want to provide for our family.

Dorothy yes there are men who feel females have no right in Uniform , and I cant stand to hear females say they will get pregnant if they deploy , but not everyone is like that , I like many others before me and after me earn the right to wear my uniform, and my rank, I wear MY rank not my husbands like most spouses try to do.

Again Good luck to you and your family (sorry had to address these people)