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German army to lift ban on sex in barracks
REUTERS ^
| 2004-04-22
Posted on 04/22/2004 11:07:40 AM PDT by DTA
German army to lift ban on sex in barracks
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German army ban on sex in the barracks may soon be lifted because it's considered outdated, the government said on Wednesday.
Hannes Wendroth, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, confirmed a report in Bild newspaper that said partners who are both serving in the armed forces should no longer be barred from having sex on German military installations.
"There was a feeling that the existing regulations were no longer in keeping with the times," Wendroth told reporters, referring to a rule that outlawed sex on military bases.
"We're looking into changes that would allow those who so desire to pursue their needs in their own privacy," he said.
The proposed changes would allow troops to have "partnership relationships within military facilities" and couples to live together there, according to a draft of the measure.
Charles Heyman, senior defence analyst at Jane's Consultancy Group, said the proposal was unusual. He said Germany may be lifting the ban because its military bases lack quarters for couples, who have always had to live off its bases.
"I am not aware of any country that allows free-for-all sex in the barracks," he said. "You can't have people going around the barracks having sex everywhere. It's ludicrous."
There are 9,850 women in Germany's armed forces out of a total of 270,000. The women serve voluntarily, while one third of the men are conscripts. In 2000, the army lifted a previous ban on homosexuality.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: bundeswehr; germany; military; nato; samesex
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:07:41 AM PDT
by
DTA
To: DTA
Sig !
To: DTA
Bundeswehr
machts gut Fundeswehr!
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:14:23 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
For Grosse Justice!
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:15:24 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: DTA
Hans und Franz Bump!
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:18:07 AM PDT
by
You Dirty Rats
(WE WILL WIN WITH W - Isara)
To: DTA
Friggin' in the riggin'
Friggin' in the riggin'
Friggin' in the riggin'
There's f*** all else to do!
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:20:05 AM PDT
by
Loyalist
(Svend Robinson: Now starring in The Felonship Of The Ring!)
To: You Dirty Rats
"Jawohl! It is OK, junge, Der C.O. says it's permittable to-"
*CLAP*
"PUMP YOU UP!"
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:20:07 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: DTA
Drawing on glorius German military tradition, the Bundeswehr will introduce :
FREIWILLIGEN WAFFEN SX
FREIKORPERKULTURERS
Unfortunatelly, having in mind the average look of Bundeswehr soldier today, there will be many who will refuse to serve in Bundeswehr on aestethical grounds. /sarcasm off
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:20:45 AM PDT
by
DTA
(you ain't seen nothing yet)
To: DTA
Well, at least they didn't approve sex in foxholes.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:23:25 AM PDT
by
HardStarboard
( Wesley...gone. Hillary......not gone enough!)
To: DTA
Just heard Bubba Clinton tried to enlist.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:23:41 AM PDT
by
rod1
(On the front line)
To: DTA
...it was found that the law was not needed because most Germans are so unnattractive, sexual coupling is not that common anymore.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:24:02 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
To: DTA
This is not your father's Wermacht.
To: DTA
Ok, so we can safely cross a German military threat off of our list.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:40:17 AM PDT
by
FormerLib
(Feja e shqiptarit eshte terorizm.)
To: DTA
I'm glad they added this sentence: "There are 9,850 women in Germany's armed forces..."
Up 'til then I was getting worried....
....although, it doesn't specifically say that the "other kind" is still outlawed in the barracks.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:45:15 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is a war room".)
To: Psalm 73
I'm glad they added this sentence: "There are 9,850 women in Germany's armed forces..." Up 'til then I was getting worried.... But they also said this....
In 2000, the army lifted a previous ban on homosexuality.
Worried again? ;-)
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:56:28 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(I don't have a solution; but I do admire the problem.)
To: DTA
Looks hot, from an Ernst Rohm perspective :)
(This has nothing to do with the nine thousand women.)
To: DTA
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:17:24 PM PDT
by
RippleFire
("It was just a scratch")
To: don'tbedenied
"This is not your father's Wermacht"
Oh I don't know. The German Army was always world famosu for its close order drilling.
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:22:38 PM PDT
by
tlb
To: DTA
"I am not aware of any country that allows free-for-all sex in the barracks," he said. "You can't have people going around the barracks having sex everywhere. It's ludicrous." " Obviously this person has never been to Fort Eustis, Fort Lee or the COSCOM at Fort Bragg...
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posted on
05/11/2004 1:41:35 PM PDT
by
Meldrim
To: DTA
It gives them something to do when they're cowering in fear from Moslem insurgents in Kosovo.
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posted on
05/11/2004 1:43:34 PM PDT
by
Junior
(Sodomy non sapiens)
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