I am normally the first to jump on the bandwagon when a serving mother attempts to evade Ex/Op/work committments because of offspring, but flippin'eck Storeman. If you're serving you will probably make the sort of SNCO who says "it was good enough for me". Face it or not this is the modern world, where the army struggles to recruit and retain, and its this sort of bloody mindedeness that leads to people getting out. If Jonny_b_b is being honest and its about unit politics, why shouldn't he fight for his family?
Besides the birth rate is in decline, so is it wise to discourage people in the military having kids? At least JBB is putting something back into society for the future