<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

My (19)ex (20) is in the marines. I gave birth while he was at boot camp and when he came back he didn't bother to meet our baby. Anyways, it's been eight months and he hasn't helped at all. 
He's currently stationed in a different state. Can I still file for child support. He claims that I can't because I'll "ruin his career " and that he'll get njpd. He also says that I have to wait two years for him to be able to take care of the baby.
Anyways, I know very little about the rules in the military. Is there any truth to what he's saying? He constantly argues with me because he says that I'll ruin his life etc etc. I'm so overwhelmed though. I have been doing this alone for this long and it seems unfair.
<bot>: ex claims that I can't file for child support for now since he's in the military. Is there any truth to this?