Motherhood and the Acceptance of Mothers in the Army Being a mother in the military has always had controversy. Some believe that mothers should refrain from this violence and remain in civilian life to raise their children, while others believe that it is a woman's right to choose this career. Kara Dixon Vuic's article "I'm afraid we'll just have to change our ways: Marriage, motherhood, and pregnancy in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War" examines Army Nurse Corps nurses during the Vietnam War that helped pave the way for wives and mothers to be more integrated into the military comparison, Michelle L. Kelley's (et al.) article “Navy Mothers Experiencing and Not Experiencing Deployment: Reasons to Stay.” or leave the Army,” is a survey of the many reasons why Navy mothers would choose to leave or stay in the Army. Vuic's primary purpose for this article was to present a chronological study of how the Army struggled to incorporate new changes for wives and mothers during the Vietnam War. The Army Nurse Corps wanted only single women without dependents, but had to change its policy during the Vietnam War because women were marrying younger and wanting to have children. The Army Nurse Corps could not afford to discharge its nurses on the basis of marriage and motherhood. Vuic examines how the military had to incorporate changes because gender roles at the time were changing and needed to be reflected in their marriage, motherhood and pregnancy policies, birth control, and abortion regulations. Kara Dixon Vuic is a historian and a professor at High Point University and has a PhD...halfway through an article...combined seven times in her article. Being an unpublished source, there is a risk that the information cited is incorrect. This may give rise to pause for thought about the credibility of his other sources. In conclusion, "I'm afraid we'll just have to change our ways": Marriage, motherhood, and pregnancy in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War" and "Navy mothers who do and don't experience deployment: reasons to stay or leave the 'army', both contribute to a better understanding of motherhood in the military. The lack of academic articles written on the topic is surprising. These articles are recommended for any study on the role mothers play in the military because they provide interesting research. Now in Army mothers have more opportunities and have proven they can balance career and motherhood.