Insights from the Marine Corps Organizational Culture Research Project: Pregnancy Loss

Abstract

This report offers a glimpse of what it is like to experience pregnancy loss as an active duty Marine. Dismissed, uncomfortable, awkward, this topic and those experiencing it often face silence, speaking broadly of western culture. In the Marine Corps specifically, this culture of silence is exacerbated by policy and leadership issues as well as cultural ideas of how and what a Marine should be. Through the lens of an oft-overlooked, socially charged topic, we offer Marine voices to highlight gaps in policy and leadership and examine Marine identity and values to help inform future deliberations on the construction and development of the force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 2019
Accession Number
AD1082485

Entities

People

  • Erika Tarzi
  • Kerry Fosher
  • Rebecca Lane

Organizations

  • Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Biological Processes
  • Birth
  • Forge Presses
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Identities
  • Infants
  • Leadership
  • Marine Corps
  • Maternity
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychology
  • Standards

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design