I’m 19 years old and been in the army for a year now and recently became pregnant. The nco above me are rude and power trip. I let them know how I feel about my back pain and today I found out I’m 12 weeks pregnant. I had a 24 hour shift and I let my partner know that I wasn’t feeling well so they let me take a nap, an hour into my nap a Sargent calls me out of my room and asked me for my profile and starts to point out that I can’t do whatever I want because I’m pregnant and I let him know that I wasn’t feeling well and my back hurt and he read my profile and told me that I could stand at parade rest (uncomfortable position you stand at when talking to a higher rank than you) for more than 15 minutes. Anyways. He processed to basically read my profile out loud and saying that I was fine to perform my 24 hour shift. Which I’m not upset about. After I went back to my room I was texting my nco and she called me and told me I was disrespectful to my nco and I just started balling and trying to explain what happened. She didn’t want to hear it. I felt humiliated because I’m not trying to get out of work but my CQ partner said it was okay to lay down for a few. I usually don’t cry but I’m stationed over seas far away from my husband and family, I live in the barracks, I’m 3 months pregnant and I feel alone and under so much pressure. Soon I will have a piece of paper asking if I want to stay in the army. And I don’t know what to do. I did this so I could pay for my school but now I don’t know if this stress will be any good for my baby. I’m so confused. Thanks if you read my rant/question.

And edit: my mom served for 8 years and she was pregnant her last year of the army and when I told her about what I was going through she said that they didn’t treat her very well either. Which is so messed up.. I wish women wouldn’t be treated like that: I’m not saying we should be babies but showed some compassion. Geez we are carrying a child.