New equipment for the UK army in Afghanistan: the condom
(BRUSSELS2) The campaign was launched, very officially, in the British Ministry of Defense newspaper aimed at soldiers "Soldier". It is a question of reminding women engaged in the army and, especially, those in the field, of the usefulness of condoms to avoid becoming pregnant or catching the HIV virus.
The catchphrase is suggestive to say the least! With a series of flirty little phrases - "Hi beauty ! Fancy a drink, do you come often? We are made for each other !..." - but ends more abruptly with "Your test is positive".
"50 guys for one woman", "stay in control"
Below, the linear is even more direct: "On deployment, there are 50 guys for every woman, so you'll hear these phrases, and more. If you have sex without a condom, you risk an unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, the AIDS virus"."Stay in control and always insist on using a condom".
The British Army breaks a taboo on sex in the field
The poster is signed, very officially, from the army. If the British army denies any encouragement to sexual relations on one of the theaters of operation, the fact remains that it is determined to take... the bull by the horns! It thus lifts a taboo that still weighs on many European armies (especially in France). As specified by the Daily Mail which reveals the information, in seven years of engagement (between January 2003 and February 2009), there were at least 133 British soldiers who returned home because they were going to become mothers: 102 d Iraq and 31 in Afghanistan.
Prohibited in theory, permitted in practice
If the military rule prohibits "sex" in war zones ("no-touching" rule), in fact, it is not so. Honestly, we
I don't see how it could be otherwise. At Camp Bastion, 8.500 Britons serve in this way, including 700 women! Quite pragmatically, on the ground, commanders turn a blind eye. At least when it comes to relationships between soldiers of a similar rank because it does not compromise operational quality. On the other hand, if there are relations between an officer and a soldier of lower rank, disciplinary sanctions may also be pronounced, going as far as dismissal from the army. .
