Well anecdotally from my fleet E-2 squadron, there was a very strong trend towards girls. Both in the DHs up and JOs that have had children thus far afterwards. And it's something that's talked about... But I have no actual research either.
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Cancer rates for pilots?
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I've got 2 boys myself....granted 70% of my career involved APG-65 rather than the last 30% with 79, but I don't think there is science behind that old wife/squadron matte tale.
Not a coincidence, but it's also because they
edit: painting with too broad of a brush.
exNavyOffRec
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Oddly enough E-4 and below seem to have no problem having more kids than they can afford.
The issue made it into the FY21 NDAA:
Rare cancer research and treatment
The Department of Defense has begun to address environmental exposure risks which may correlate with certain cancers. The committee remains concerned, however, with
servicemembers' receipt of medical care following a rare cancer diagnosis. Over 60 cancers may disproportionately impact
servicemembers, and many are rare cancers affecting fewer than 6 per 100,000 Americans annually. Some targeted therapies for such cancers have been developed, but more work must be done.
Understanding specific molecular drivers for each patient's cancer and then sharing those data are key to providing the most effective therapies and to advancing research that will
lead to new treatments. Therefore, the committee directs the Department to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2021, that: (1) Describes the specific types of molecular diagnostic tests that are available to
cancer patients within the military health system; (2) Provides recommendations on expansion of molecular diagnostic testing
for servicemembers with cancer; and (3) Outlines data-sharing practices with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National
Institutes of Health, and the external research community.
Rare cancer research and treatment
The Department of Defense has begun to address environmental exposure risks which may correlate with certain cancers. The committee remains concerned, however, with
servicemembers' receipt of medical care following a rare cancer diagnosis. Over 60 cancers may disproportionately impact
servicemembers, and many are rare cancers affecting fewer than 6 per 100,000 Americans annually. Some targeted therapies for such cancers have been developed, but more work must be done.
Understanding specific molecular drivers for each patient's cancer and then sharing those data are key to providing the most effective therapies and to advancing research that will
lead to new treatments. Therefore, the committee directs the Department to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2021, that: (1) Describes the specific types of molecular diagnostic tests that are available to
cancer patients within the military health system; (2) Provides recommendations on expansion of molecular diagnostic testing
for servicemembers with cancer; and (3) Outlines data-sharing practices with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National
Institutes of Health, and the external research community.
Hey now! My sister and I were born to an AKAN and AK3 respectively. Free base housing and free medical care. Socialism at its finest.
I'm pretty sure the unofficial ratio of boy:girl ratio in the E-6B community is 1:10 ? It's fairly rare for someone to have a boy......
I'd be curious whether anyone has done a statistically valid survey of any community re: the gender of their kids. VAQ land always had the urban legend of having daughters, but the folks I was a JO with who've had kids have ended up having a relatively normal ratio of sons and daughters.
That said, regarding my experience or anyone else's experience in the thread, the plural of "anecdote" is not "data."
That said, regarding my experience or anyone else's experience in the thread, the plural of "anecdote" is not "data."
exNavyOffRec
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I'd be curious whether anyone has done a statistically valid survey of any community re: the gender of their kids. VAQ land always had the urban legend of having daughters, but the folks I was a JO with who've had kids have ended up having a relatively normal ratio of sons and daughters.
That said, regarding my experience or anyone else's experience in the thread, the plural of "anecdote" is not "data."
The nuke community has the same jokes about only having girls.
I got a girl. Fried my nuts on the radar cabinet for 4000 hours.
Sounds like EP-3s are confirmed boys. Cause ya know, receiving must be the opposite of emiting and so on...
Sounds like much more limited consequences.
I did a tour in Prowlers though too so who knows?