One of the General Orders here "in theater" is that sexual relations, other than between married couples, are prohibited. Having said that - the PX does stock a large variety of condums. Hmmmm.

But enforcing a ban on consensual sex is seen as counter-productive

not to mention damn difficult to enforce.

Don't they put the condoms on the barrels of their guns to keep the sand out?

Historically, war and sex go together like ham and eggs. It's all about war daily confronting a man with his mortality and sex reassuring him that he's still alive. Banning it may not only be counterproductive, but might possibly lead to some seeking other negative ways to of dealing with the stress of war.

Wouldn't this be solved by allowing gays in the military? Would take the burden off of some of the women, yes?

I'm bettin' BBM won't be on the movie rotation on the front lines.

This is news? I can't wait to see from somewhere the number of pregnancies that result.

Don't forget no pornography either. That shuts off another release valve.

"Wouldn't this be solved by allowing gays in the military? Would take the burden off of some of the women, yes?"

That's why we "Don't ask, Don't tell " Unless of course you doing it "Like a Viking" or are Dick Cheney.

"This is news? I can't wait to see from somewhere the number of pregnancies that result."

Which is a free ticket home for any female that gets knocked up. Sucks to be a commander when a big chunk of you logistics section is rendered N/S out of the blue. Pregnancy in a theatre of war should be treated as a self-inflicted wound and prosecuted accordingly.

"about fifteen percent of the troops are female"

Which is what leads to morale and unit cohesion issues - 'cause there ain't enough poon to go around.

Don't they put the condoms on the barrels of their guns to keep the sand out?

No - not any more. And when they did they weren't lubed, ribbed, and in dayglo colors.

Gosh, if only there had been some way of anticipating that mixed units would be knocking boots. But I mean, what were the odds of THAT happening?

There's a plastic cap for the rifle barrel.

In Saudi I heard pregnant girls had to be out of theater within 72 hours. I don't know what kind of punishment they got when they got back home. A guy in my unit did get an Article 15 for having a bunch of bad teeth that had to be pulled in theater...

When I was in the KTO in '91, there was a rumor that there was female in our logistic section (how ironic!) who was willing to be your compainion for a night for $150. I never checked out the rumor, and didn't know anyone who did, personally, but I would be surprised if the same thign wasn;t going on in some way, shape or form in Iraq/Afghanistan right now.

THe funny thing was, that much cash was also problematic as very few of us had that much on us, and ATM's were scarce in the desert. Likewise, I bet some engineering type has a still set up somewhere in the desert making some sort of hooch from the sugar in the MRE desserts.

We had the rumor of the female medics in Dhahran who were running a brothel from their ambulance.

An Army colonel I know was telling me he was talking to a couple female privates and was asked how many women there had been in his unit when he joined.

"Only one or two," he answered.

"Wow," one of the women said, "they must have been really tired!"

Are you guys talking about the f**king military again?

This thread is useless without pix.

Its our military not the liberal campus agitators who has made this nation free forget this 70s peace-nik hogwash their doves flew away from them years ago

It works better as free verse, SP -

Its our military
not the liberal campus
agitators
who has made this nation
free
forget
this 70s peace-nik
hogwash
their doves flew away from them
.
.
years ago

~ snap, snap ~