1. Recognize the impact of insufficient training on servicewomen’s understanding of reproductive health policies in the military.
2. Identify key areas where active-duty servicewomen perceive gaps in TRICARE’s reproductive health care coverage.
3. Discuss the systemic disparities in women’s health care within the military system, as highlighted by the study’s findings.
This poster will present a secondary analysis of a database (N = 1,124) of active-duty servicewomen. Data were collected from December 2021 – June 2022 via an online questionnaire that assessed policy knowledge of reproductive health care and solicited free-text open responses about personal experiences accessing and receiving reproductive health care. Descriptive statistics were generated for quantitative data. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis methods and consensus coding with a codebook based on Trego et al.’s (2020) modified Social Ecological Model framework. Findings indicated that female service members perceived TRICARE as inadequate in addressing their reproductive care needs, particularly in the areas of contraception, fertility treatment, and perinatal and abortion care. Additionally, insufficient training has led to widespread gaps in understanding of reproductive health policies. This study highlights systematic disparities in women’s health care within the military system.