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Together, Hannah Cvancara and Joshua Martinez fall into at least three of the 30 categories of medical conditions that disqualify potential candidates from service in the U.S. armed forces. For both, however, military service beckoned. They sought the opportunity to prove themselves capable and to prove the naysayers wrong.
The Navy is standing by its policy, which does not provide patients with confidentiality and could mean that seeking help has consequences for service members.
The days of "Love Boat" ridicule for the Navy over unplanned pregnancies are a distant memory now.
The Navy has surpassed the other services in providing access to contraceptives, including those considered the most foolproof and effective.