Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
John, in about 1988 WRAF were permitted to remain in Service when pregnant. This led to an immediate problem of maternity wear. Once things reached a certain stage they would go on leave. After pregnancy leave they would be screened from OOA for 12 months. I was told by a Sgt pers admin that it was virtually certain an OOA assignment would follow as soon as the 12 month screening ended 'to test commitment'.
PN, I think it might have been a little later than that. When Mrs Glide fell with our first in 1991, we were both serving in Germany. She was told she could only stay in as long as she could wear a uniform. Funny old thing, clothing stores had no maternity uniforms at all. Luckily she was a PMRAFNS and handy with a needle so ever expanding white dresses were soon worn much to the annoyance of the Wegberg heirachy! She was also one of the first, if not the first to recieve maternity benefits in the services. Her SSC was up not long after Glidette was born so the question of going back to work never came up.