As a serving officer, she would be on short notice to move, along with everyone else on strength Down South, in the event that our South American cousins want their share of the oil and fishing rights. This is not compatible with being pregnant. So the rules say she has to go back to the UK.
One size rarely fits all, however. She is on an accompanied tour and, presumably, in OFQs with her hubby. So a considered solution might be:
- Put her on a career break unitl she starts maternity leave and leave her in theatre with hubby, like any non-serving spouse Down South.
- Provide ante-natal care locally.
- Mobilise her nominated replacement, who would be going there early if she were non-effective for some other reason (run-over, burst appendix, unidentified drinking injury, etc) and is already warned off for that purpose.
- Write her det report based on what she has achieved so far. MOD 2020C replaces OJAR for the period and, when she gets back to work from maternity leave, her next OJAR picks up the slack.
She gets to stay with hubby, gets looked after, hubby doesn't end up finding solace in the nearest WRAF ops clerk whilst drinking himself inside out, and she still gets presented to the next promotion selection board. The only costs are the replacement's early deployment and her slightly thin report. Job jobbed.