Maj Gen Cucolo: No Courts-Martial
From Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Wednesday, December 23, 2009:
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The general who made pregnancy while on duty in Iraq a prosecutable crime defended his decision Tuesday, saying he never considered jailing or court-martialing pregnant women, but simply wanted his troops to think about the consequences of their actions.
Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo, who commands Multi-National Division-North, said he wanted to send the message that “anyone who leaves the fight early creates a burden on their teammates” and that such decisions “should have professional consequences.”
But he also said punishment for violating the ban, which falls under the command’s General Order No. 1, will involve only administrative discipline.
“I believe I can handle violations of this aspect with lesser degrees of punishment,” he said. “I have never considered court-martial for this. I do not ever see myself putting a soldier in jail for this.”
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