Surge in Sex Cases at Air Force Base

The Washington Post ^ | 031303 | Bradley Graham

[Archangelsk]

Surge in Sex Cases at Air Force Base
4 Instructors, 1 Student Court-Martialed and Punished at Training Facility

By Bradley Graham
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 13, 2003; Page A02

An Air Force base in Texas responsible for training intelligence specialists and firefighters experienced a surge in cases last year involving sex between instructors and students, resulting in court-martial proceedings against four instructors and one student, according to Air Force officials.

Air Force regulations prohibit sexual relationships between instructors and students, considering them bad for what the military calls "good order and discipline." The disclosure of the violations at Goodfellow Air Force Base comes in the wake of reports of sexual misconduct at the Air Force Academy that have triggered several investigations and generated congressional calls for management and policy changes at the academy.

An Air Force spokesman confirmed that there were five sexual misconduct cases at Goodfellow, but he said the incidents were fundamentally different from the allegations of rape and sexual assault that have shaken the academy. For one thing, three of the five cases involved female instructors and male students. For another, the sex was consensual, the spokesman said.

"We're not talking predatory behavior," said Col. Robert Potter, director of public affairs for the Air Education and Training Command, which has jurisdiction over Goodfellow. "There was no coercion, just bad judgment on the part of those involved."

[Archangelsk]

Ahem, way back when, when God had just finished Ranger training, we had the same problem in good ole San Angelo, TX. It was a den of decadence then, it is a den of decadence now. (After a year of being cooped up at DLI, there was a tendency for everyone to go hog wild and all you old ASA and other intell riff-raff can confirm this :-)).

[berserker]

Another difference from the Academy cases, as discussed in the full article, is that the instructors here were charged and disciplined. Some even served time!

[Archangelsk]

Better link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18049-2003Mar12.html

[Archangelsk]

Actually, it was up to the commander's discretion to administer UCMJ action on the "offenders". This is unlike the brewing Academy scandal where the offense is rape.

[uncbob]

Seperate the men and women

This co-ed crap is insanity

That way the will only have to worry about the lesbians

[CPT Clay]

Do you see why we don't want women in combat units?





Thanks Hillary!

[DeathTaxesNoles]

I'll be attending Intel Training there this summer. I'm guessing we will be inundated with briefings on proper fraternization, "Blaghghghgah!"

[Archangelsk]

Yes, but don't forget to go to one of San Angelo's fabulous steak houses. Can someone remember the names of a couple of them.

[Archangelsk]

Zenter's Daughter. They have the biggest steaks in the world there, just don't stupidly order an appetizer like I did. :-)

[ken5050]

Can you imagine a carrier, deployed for 8 months at sea...4500 men, 500 women....we're gonna start to hear some real ugly stuff soon, watch...tis unfortunate

[uncbob]

Can you imagine a carrier, deployed for 8 months at sea...4500 men, 500 women....we're gonna start to hear some real ugly stuff soon, watch...tis unfortunate

Exactly see my above post

[randomwalk]

Western Skies...ummmmmm!