Sailor Gives Birth to 7 Pound Baby Aboard US Aircraft Carrier

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...If the sailor gender identifies as male...then this is impossible...and all anyone can do is shrug their shoulders and wonder what's coming next...
 
Very cool. Not everyday that happens! Glad to hear Momma and Baby were okay in the end. I am surprised she didn't know she was pregnant. At least she wasn't one of the new females being put on boomers, talk about a paternity test!! :D
 
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Does mother and child get upgraded to a private cabin, then? Hopefully on the Siesta Deck with a window and its own balcony.

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'The family practitioner aboard Ike, who delivered the baby, is certified in child birth and has experience delivering babies. A number of personnel assigned to Ike medical department have received training to deliver and care for a newborn,'

Guess it's not just a job...
 
shell627 said:
I have some men I work with that are retired navy.I am going to have fun with this story.
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We used to rib the squids that aircraft carriers went out with 7,000 men and came back into port with 3,500 couples.

It was more insulting when there weren't any women aboard. :D

bushmaster1313 said:
This just goes to show that no matter how hard you try you cannot completely babyproof a nuclear aircraft carrier

^^I cannot believe I just typed that^^
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To be fair, sailors have been making babies when in port for thousands of years.

The current 2016 deployment started on June 1. The Eisenhower was at sea from November 21 through December 17, so based on a normal 39 week pregnancy, the smart money is that the conception occurred just after the Ike got back into port after that 26 day cruise. Which is understandable, sailors being sailors.

Also to be fair, it's not uncommon for some birth control methods to suppress menstruation so a woman would not necessarily note she was pregnant by the absence of a period.
 
soFlaNative said:
'The family practitioner aboard Ike, who delivered the baby, is certified in child birth and has experience delivering babies. A number of personnel assigned to Ike medical department have received training to deliver and care for a newborn,'

Guess it's not just a job...
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It just gives new meaning to the term:

"Carrier Onboard Delivery"
 
I can see it coming: Soon all naval ships will be required to have birthing centers, neonatal ICUs, and nurseries. The big question will be, where to make room for these? One solution will be to squeeze more sailors together in their berthing spaces. After all, in the future US Navy, birthing will take priority over berthing. Alternatively, ships could convert some of that space that is currently wasted on magazines and food storage. Of course on aircraft carriers you won't have to take away any existing space, because you can always build another sponson.

Anchor babies aweigh!
 
Sounds like they're not enforcing height and weight restrictions. Then again these new baggy "combat" uniforms make it easy to hide a gut. Let's see, she's automatically guaranteed a shore billet, who gets his "stabilized tour" cut short to take her place ?
 
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