mid-15c., from M.Fr. militaire, from L. militaris “of soldiers or war,” from miles (gen. militis) “soldier,” perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning “one who marches in a troop,” and thus connected to Skt. melah “assembly,” Gk. homilos “assembled crowd, throng.” The noun sense of “soldiers generally” is attested from 1757. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

By Origin the Military is composed of soldiers geared for war, etc. It does not say anything about professionalism, degrading the uniform, and is not specific gender based. As a soldier of a Military you are obligated to follow the traditions of that organization, whether it be acting a certain way when in and out of uniform or following gender biased rules.

As a female in uniform, guess what… you serve your country regardless.

Since when is serving your country gender biased?
Serving your country is not gender biased, get with reality.

Since when does equal opportunity mean “same as your male counterpart”?
Equal Opportunity means “having the opportunity”.
Woman/Man you have the opportunity to serve as a soldier of the armed forces, get with reality.

By society standards showing affection in public shows a sign of weakness. As military personnel you have to be on your “A game”. Which means everything that prevents you from doing that is shunned. And everything that helps you achieve your “A game” as part of the team is promoted. That’s why there are so many services provided for military personnel, such as Tricare, Life Consultants, Breast Feeding Consultants, etc.

Military life is not black and white. It’s based off of many gray areas. Why would I write that? Because “The Armed Forces” is composed of “People”.

People
Word Origin & History

c.1275, “humans, persons in general,” from Anglo-Fr. people, O.Fr. peupel, from L. populus “people,” of unknown origin, possibly from Etruscan. Replaced native folk. Meaning “body of persons comprising a community” first recorded 1292 in Anglo-Fr.; meaning “common people, masses”
(as distinguished from the nobility) first recorded 1306 in Anglo-Fr. The verb is c.1489 (intrans.), c.1500 (trans.). The word was adopted after c.1920 by Communist totalitarian states to give a spurious sense of populism to their governments. Legal phrase The People vs., in U.S. cases of prosecution under certain laws, dates from 1801. People of the Book “those whose religion entails adherence to a book of divine revelation (1834) translates Arabic Ahl al-Kitab.

As a person apart of the Armed Forces you are one in a team. A team that expands the nation geared for war but with vast amounts of services provided to accomplish the mission. A team can not accomplish the mission with members that can not be on their “A game”.

As a breast feeding mom how are you supposed to be on your “A game” when your mind is on your baby? The moment that baby was born, he/she became a part of the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces is not just composed of those who wear the uniform, it’s also composed of many civilian spouses, civilians, veterans, retires, dependents, etc.

Military today would mean you probably had your baby in a military facility and that baby took your social as a dependent. As a military dependent your baby is now part of your military family, apart of your military community, etc.

Guess what, to be leadership in the Military you are obligated to take care of the troops under you. What leadership would completely deny their troop to be on their “A game”? A leader who shouldn’t exist as part of the worlds biggest Armed Force, that’s who.

Most military women are discrete about breast feeding anyways. Regardless of what you think, the military is composed of many many many moms. Everyone who outranks me is a mom or a dad. Breast Feeding is part of life, get over yourself.