Pregnancy - a court martial offense?

[jkm_101_fso]

Did I miss something in the thread? I was under the impression that sex was a violation of GEN Order #1. At least that's what I thought during all of my deployments. I thought the only people authorized to have sex were married couples deployed together.

If I'm wrong on this, I'm going to feel really stupid. I know that on more than one occasion I told my Soldiers: "it is illegal for a Soldier to have sex in Iraq, unless you are married and it's with your wife".

Actually, it was probably a good thing I told them that.

[Schmedlap]

I told a whopper of my own. I told my Soldiers that "gross stupidity" was an article 15 offense. That prevented more dumbassery than I can even begin to list.

[IntelTrooper]

I told a whopper of my own. I told my Soldiers that "gross stupidity" was an article 15 offense. That prevented more dumbassery than I can even begin to list.

Don't forget that it can make survivors ineligible to receive your SGLI.

[Stan]

Did I miss something in the thread?

I thought the only people authorized to have sex were married couples deployed together.

Jake, I think that one got nixed also. Well, so long as one of the consenting and married partners doesn't get pregnant

[J Wolfsberger]

... "it is illegal for a Soldier to have sex in Iraq, unless you are married and it's with your wife".

True. But about as effective as legislating rainfall.

[Schmedlap]

I don't understand the exception for married Soldiers. All of my married friends insist that sex ceases upon marriage.

[Entropy]

I don't understand the exception for married Soldiers. All of my married friends insist that sex ceases upon marriage.

That's only half true. Our milkman has given us two great kids with another on the way!

[Uboat509]

Does anybody actually believe that soldiers are going to stop having sex just because we tell them to? Pornography is on the prohibited list also per GO #1 and I guarantee that I can find some within fifteen minutes on any COB/COP/FOB.

SFC W

[Schmedlap]

Does anybody actually believe that soldiers are going to stop having sex just because we tell them to? Pornography is on the prohibited list also per GO #1 and I guarantee that I can find some within fifteen minutes on any COB/COP/FOB.

Why the delay? On my last deployment, there was over 20 GB of it on our SIPR intranet.

[jkm_101_fso]

Does anybody actually believe that soldiers are going to stop having sex just because we tell them to? Pornography is on the prohibited list also per GO #1 and I guarantee that I can find some within fifteen minutes on any COB/COP/FOB.

SFC W

Well, we were good until some females showed up at the patrol base at about month 6 to perform some CSS task (can't remember what). All the boys started sniffing around and I told them that sex was a violation of GEN Order #1.

Maybe it stopped a few. I told the others "don't be that guy".

[William F. Owen]

Does anybody actually believe that soldiers are going to stop having sex just because we tell them to? Pornography is on the prohibited list also per GO #1 and I guarantee that I can find some within fifteen minutes on any COB/COP/FOB.

I had a pretty reasonable assumption that none of my platoon were having sex with each other. If they had, we would have had a problem. That they all extensive collections of German pornography in their lockers gave me some expectation that they were less troublesome because of it, rather than without it.

[AmericanPride]

Perhaps the problem is we shouldn't impose unrealistic physical and moral expectations on 18 to 20-something year olds in combat, in a foreign country, and in close proximity to others who are also willing. I think wilf's last comment is profound: some studies suggest that those who watch pornography are less likely to commit sexual offenses.