Operation Shower Honors Military Moms-to-Be With Caring and Compassion

David, your measure of "good pay," especially for the enlisted and lower level officers seems to be a bit "off." They are putting their lives on the line, and IMO get very LITTLE for that. Deployments are longer and more frequent than they were in days gone by. The time between Vietnam and Iraqi Freedom was MUCH easier for the military, than it is now. These children go to school to learn, and are distracted, knowing that their dads are in danger. Cut them some slack.

Who gets paid well? I was a military wife for four years. Lower class get paid crap. We were poverty level. You live in houses that can have raw sewage backing up in the kitchen, we had a rat in our house at one point in another location. We were food stamp and WIC eligible and were recieving food donations from a church because we had NOTHING. 3000 miles from family, my husband missed the entire pregnancy of our daughter and her birth. His PTSD when he returned from his two tours ripped apart our marriage and now we are divorced. Officers of rank get paid better however E1-4 get paid crap. It is impossible to get ahead. My exhusband got out 7 years ago and I am still trying to recover financially. This is a wonderful idea an hope I can be part of it to help these wives. Wives are often forgotten in their dedication and sacrifice.

David, you must be doing some serious drugs. Since when did the military get paid well? Certainly not when my family had to live on those paychecks. And as far as the "poor me" comment, get your butt enlisted and fight for the country you live in, give back instead of putting others down. Unless you have lived thru your spouse, sibling, parent etc...being deployed to a war zone, u r totaly ignorant of what that life is like. And the Baby Shower program is so awsome. Our daughter was born over seas and it would have ment so much is such a plan existed when she was born in 1986. As a former military wife, I say Bless You to the wonderful people who do this for the wives, I cannot imagine how much that means. Keep up the wonderful work!

i just wanted to say that what you are doing is awesum i sat and cried watching the news on this um im a new mom my lil girl is 8 months old and my other daughter is 3 and let me tell you i never got a baby shower or help of any sort not from family or friends and i struggle very much but when i see what people are doing for those moms my heart goes to them and you all and as a daughter of a military parent i thank them and you for all that you are doing to help out i just wish i had that kind of love and support you guys rock youre awesum and may god bless you all a thousand times over i salute you operation shower.

i have to agree my dad was in the military and it wasnt a bed of roses and then my son at 18 enlisted and it was not easy for him and his now exwife and theyer newborn son and she misscarried a few times from all the stress as well so please dont be so judgemental

as a father of four all VOLUNTARY INLISTED kids...... DAVE let me say one thing...YOU ARE A DICK !!!

David is correct in his post about the pay..I can also look at the BAH amounts given to families and add in the other program's as well as GI Bill and College fund..Any spouse or military family member can't complain about the present pay scale because the military pay's more than the civilian market. The article has already come out by the CPO and Mangement and MIlitary.com. So lay off when your wrong..I am also a former retired NCO..I retired 2005

I seriously doubt if you were in the military, not in this country anyway. If you were you'd know better than that.

I am a USMC Brat and very very proud of my dad for his 22 years of service. JUst as I am proud of these men and women who serve this great country. However, I too am sick and tired of all the whining and complaining. They knew there was a chance they would be away from their families. My Dad was overseas for 2 1/2 years with NO yes let me repeat that NO contact with my mom and sister< I wasn't born yet> No mail, no internet no phone calls no nothing. So for someone to be gone for 7 months with phone and internet contact I don't see that as so bad. Yes where they are is awful what they are dealing with is awful. I am so sorry they are having to deal with it. My dad was there when Iwo Jima was charged. That was days and days on into weeks of nothing but black sand, death and rain, sitting in fox holes full or water and dead bodies. So PLEASE stop your whining. OR at the very least do it so no one else has to listen to it.

@ PDR Do you know what the present pay scale is? have you read the brief from the pentagon? Do you know an E1 makes about 1900. a month? that ans E5 about 2200? Add in BHA without dependats least amount for off post houseing is 900 a month..So tell me I have no idea or served..I haven't even touched all the other benefits service members have..David was correct in the pay..Also time in grade adds money to your yearly pay...Want to clarify your statement?

davids right: I have tried several times to reply and it doesn't take. This may not either. My comment wasn't aimed at you but rather at david. The military isn't coimplaining it is the antimilitary who are the whiners. That was my point.

I'm really sorry your experience was so bad. I hope you and your baby are well. I don't understand though why this article would upset you so - it seems that you should be happy that this organization is trying to make it a little easier on military mom's so they don't have as rotten an experience as you did. Perhaps if you got involved in an organization like this it would make YOU feel better too. Better than wallowing in self pity.

I am very offended by all the negative comments. Yes, we married our husbands and yes we married the military. We do deal with the sacrafices and we do deal with all that comes with. We do not reach out to organizations to help us. They come to us and want to voluntary and do a good feeling and support. There are families who yes do have babies, and yes their spouse do get deployed. Half the time if you are active duty and stationed on end of the states and relatives are on the other end it does make it hard. We do find friends that help and support but to sit here and say they do not deserve it, it is a crying feel sorry for me. That is not the case at all. It is organizations that put together the stuff and reach out looking for expecting mothers in this article. I also take offense to the misconception of all military spouses have boyfriends on the side, that is not true. I have a lot of spouses and friends that are very dedicated to their husbands or wives. Next time you say negative check what you say, we don't ask for pity, we don't ask for feel sorry for me, we stay strong and live for our families and our husbands.

very rude, inaccuarte posting !

Yes brian we and they signed up for it for the benefit of people like you. If it werent for these dedicated people they would bring the draft back and you would be suffering so shut your mouth and speak of something you know of. Send a thank you to people live and die for your protection.

These men and women give up their lives so you can live yours,and you have the audacity to complain? I guarantee that if there was a situation where you wanted the military to protect your family you wouldn't be saying the same thing! Shame on you!! Thats the problem with this country your ungrateful! Yes these men and women sign up but the difference is they can't quit like civilian jobs and you don't worry about being killed, and not being around for your family! What a disgrace to America you are!! Why don't you go to the front line and take a bullet, and weed out the gene pool!!