The U. S military has scrapped the controversial rule formulated by Maj. Gen. Cucolo for punishing the soldiers who become pregnant or impregnate another soldier.

Maj. Joe Scrocca said that updated policy "does not include a pregnancy provision".

He also instructed the officers to get permission from the commander of U. S. Forces in Iraq before creating new rules.

Maj Gen Cucolo in the General Order No. 1 made the rule in which, he prohibited "becoming non deployable for reasons within the control of the soldier" including "becoming pregnant or impregnating a soldier ... resulting in the redeployment of the pregnant soldier".

He formulated this rule as he has 22,000 people working under him including 1,682 women in northern Iraq.

Commanders had been given powers to add rules in the general order but not allowed to reduce the rigorousness of the rule.

Scrocca updated the policy by adding that now onwards final approval from USF-Iraq commander will be required to impose new restrictions on the activities mentioned in General Order No. 1.

Cucolo, while defending the rule said that he is in full power to decide each case separately and added that there were eight cases of pregnancy and no strict action is taken against any of them.