[Woodworker]

Young men and women together in a stressful situation far from home. What do you guess they will do?

1. Try to relax with chess and tea parties?

2. Surf the Internet to let off steam?

3. Find alcohol and have a wild party?

What did they do in past wars? (hint: the origin of the term "hooker" was Hooker's Brigade, from the Union Civil war general "Fighting Joe" Hooker.)

http://www.civilwarhome.com/hookbio.htm

[Dan Evans]

It's stupid to think that men have to engage in debauched behavior to "let off steam" or their head is going to explode. Allowing sex orgies in the military is insane.

[followerofchrist]

***Alternatives to hedonistic sexual behavior.***

Read. Fight. Play football, basketball. Play video games. Study. Martial arts. Check out the local flora and fauna. Learn a new language. Preach the gospel. Make toys for the local kids. Help a charity org. Feed stray animals. Meet new people. Discuss politics. Write letters. If "entertainment" must include sex, what ever happened to playboy and/or a PRIVATE and DISCREET encounter?


Am I naive? Maybe I don't understand the power of men's sexuality. MUST you blow off steam in a sexual way? In these types of situations, how many women are raped and are then said to have asked for it? Is it good for morale to mix alcohol and sexual promiscuity? If one female soldier gives it up in the back room to one man, are the others then entitled to take it by force since she was flashing her boobies in the mud fight? How many women will file suit over this? How many will end up pregnant?

FOC

P.S. Tea parties ARE cool if you have proper English tea and biscotti.