http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/us/us-air-force-mom/index.html
It further stated that her file contained eight forms in which she was briefed on the medical change reporting requirement. Edmonds said no one ever brought the issue up during her subsequent counseling sessions while she was enrolled at Marquette.
I know for our DS this is true regarding the files, because he signed his contract over and over again. She would have signed it when she contracted the scholarship, she signed it again after SFT to become a POC, she signed it again when she accepted her AFSC. All of those occurred way before she got pregnant. She would have an exit exam, and as a woman they ask if you are a pregnant.
The idea that she was shocked is BS. She hid it intentionally, and the only reason to do so IMPO is because you already know the results for you won't be positive, She placed her needs/desires above the AF's.
IMPO, I think she got off lucky. There is a poster here who's DS has to pay 4K a month (143K NROTC scholarship) for him being dis-enrolled 6 weeks prior to commissioning. Reason why? He was 8 lbs over max weight. He didn't hide anything like her, if he was given 6 weeks he could have lost those 8 lbs. Yet, he got hit 40X harder a month than her.
I am not saying that MIDN doesn't hold responsibility for his actions because just like her they all know after 4 yrs in the system what is allowed and what isn't. I am saying before she complains about 1200 a yr, be thankful that it was only 1200 a yr and not 48K.
OBTW, I do believe there is another parent's DD on this site faced the same situation, but they did the right thing, and told the det. They put her on medical leave, created a family plan where her parents and fiance were going to be legally responsible for the child upon the birth of the child. Last I heard, she gave birth to a baby girl and was commissioned into the AF last yr.
There is also another AFROTC poster that had a baby prior to joining when they were soph in college. She had the child over the summer of her rising soph yr. She was allowed to join, and not only that because she was not past the 6 week recovery period she was excused from PT. The deal was she was not the legal guardian of the child, her folks were. The child lived with her, but medically, the parents were covering the bills. Additionally, she was required to submit a plan for childcare during SFT since it is a month long TDY over the summer. I believe she commissions this spring.
I know that sounds like it is two different results for the same thing, but it isn't because one was upfront and ready to receive the bad news, the other hid it for 6 months. I am going to assume she had her prenatal care done off base privately for those 6 months. That also becomes an issue since as a military member you are to see only military docs., thus why they pound into cadets craniums that if there is any medical change in your status you must inform them.
The fact is there is nothing wrong with the AF, it was her lack of honesty as an officer that got her in trouble. This site had 2 cases alone in the past 18 months, the same time she was pregnant, both were AFROTC and in the program, both did not get booted. I will make a caveat, I believe neither were scholarship recipients, but they were contracted.