To: stylin_geek
I didn't get that impression at all. If you felt that I did, I am sorry. I think the same cross-section of situations that lead to accusations of rape in the civilian world exist in the military, though some of the dynamics become exaggerated and more pronounced in the military context - close working conditions, extended hours working together, etc.
327 posted on
02/26/2004 12:17:01 PM PST by
HitmanLV
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To: HitmanNY; stylin_geek
Well, when I was going through Basic and AIT at Fort Sill, there were the usual warnings from the Drill Seargents, and the usual "Soldiers rumors" that made the rounds.
One of them being about certain opposite gendered soldiers in training who started a relationship and got caught.
The word 'rape' was dropped and one soldier got sent to the local pokey, and the other was sent to counselling for being raped.
The moral of the story to we dumb Privates in training was that you had to be darned sure you wanted a relationship before you do anything stupid, and that it isn't smart to have a relationship during training, or with someone you will be on duty with.
And yes, the same cross section of situations exists in uniform.
But since I've been out of the service for a year or three, I don't have any recent knowledge or info that would be of import.
334 posted on
02/26/2004 12:33:58 PM PST by
Darksheare
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To: HitmanNY
I didn't get that impression, however, with as sensitive as some people can be, I did think a little clarification wouldn't hurt.
343 posted on
02/26/2004 2:52:40 PM PST by
stylin_geek
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