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The ban on soldier sex has been lifted. At least in Afghanistan, unmarried men and women in the combat zone may now have sexual relations legally. No more sneaking around necessary, though the new regulation lifting the previous ban on sex for soldiers does warn that "can have an adverse impact on unit cohesion, morale, good order and discipline."
Of course, I'm sure the soldiers themselves would add that sexual freedom could also have the opposite, positive effect.
The Stars and Stripes article, "Ban on Sex for Soldiers in Afghanistan Lifted ... Sort Of," explains that a new order signed by Major General Jeffrey Schloesser, now permits single soldiers and civilians working for the U.S. military in Afghanistan to have sexual relations. Previously, one of the many prohibitions dictated by General Order No. 1 regarding conduct and activities for employees of the US military, soldiers and civilians alike, was the ban on all sexual relations and intimate behavior among them and their entering each other's living quarters unless they were married to each other.
The updated regulation no longer considers sexual activity between unmarried men and women strictly punishable but rather "highly discouraged." The single heteros can now visit one another in their living quarters as long as those locations are open and not behind closed doors or similarly private. Gee... reminds me of growing up in my parents' house. My boyfriends and I had to play outdoors out of view or when our parents weren't home. If there's a will, there's a way...
And now, I suppose military employees in Afghanistan are provided the opportunity to focus more on carrying out their daily duties and keeping themselves alive rather than on keeping their natural urges and excursions under wraps. I'd guess they're all now safer because they are allowed to have sex.
"At Forward Operating Base Fenty, near Jalalabad, the reaction of soldiers to the lifting of the sex ban was mixed. Some soldiers declined to comment. Others said they were married, so the change would not affect them. Some thought it simply create more problems. 'I think it's a bad idea,' said Pfc. Shane Inman, 30, of Fort Dodge, Iowa. 'I think there's going to be a lot more pregnancies going around. Not that there already isn't. But at least they won't get in trouble for it.'"
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