956, there are some issues here.
1- USAID is in a shit ton of garden spots. They sound rough, but they really are not. Nairobi? Dubai? Come on, lets not pretend they are all out in Darfur. Those are the locals. Heard some chuckle head complaining about how would he get home. From Tanzania.... There ain't no civil war there. We both know USAID (US/TCN's) don't live bad, and um, there are flights in and out of countries.
2- If she was not medically cleared due to an issue with a risky pregnancy she would have been pulled back early. This happens all the time.
3- Career or PSC? PSC's are direct hires, can be in the union, but are not considered career.
It does suck. Don't get me wrong, but I worry hell of a lot more about the local staff who are truly fucked. The ones who are out in the camps/field, etc. Oh yeah, and the beneficiaries. Remember them?
I am very pro-USAID, but I am a field rat. I do not have much time for the PSC's sitting in the city, playing their best Colonial Brit expat role, and bitching about life at the mission. Come on man. How do you do M/E if you never go into the field.