VIA: CNN.COM
A single mother who chose taking care of her infant over deploying to Afghanistan has been discharged, the Army said in a statement.
When her unit deployed to Afghanistan in November, Alexis Hutchinson was missing from the plane. Her lawyer said she refused to go because there was no one to take care of her then 10-month-old son, Kamani, and she feared he would be placed in foster care.
But the Army contended that the young mother and now former Army specialist had plenty of time to sort out family issues and said she could face court-martial.