Hi Katherine: Re: the mother who has been advised to wean her six month old so she can get back to the firing range--isn't this mom associated with the same US military system that sent mothers of infants and toddlers to the Gulf War because that is what these women signed on/agreed to do when they enlisted (months/years before they had said infants-toddlers)? (And yes, I've heard all about the "benefits" of working in the military.) If someone has a plan for educating the military about long term breastfeeding issues, please share. By the way, we've had many wonderful and creative military nurses in our lactation education courses--nurses who are making real and positive differences for mothers initiating breastfeeding in their military hospitals. Kudos to them! Karen