"sexual assault is an issue on the large bases - as is pregnancy - but i've never heard of it at a small outpost. its 15 soldiers with zero privacy...its hard to imagine how the mechanics of sexual assault would work in that context. the larger…"
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Hazing and Bullying in the Military
Following the Oct. 2011 apparent suicide of Army PVT Danny Chen in AFGH, the military (Army) has just rolled out its new Hazing Policy. By all accounts Chen was repeatedly hazed and bullied in AFGH…Continue
Started Jan 13, 2012
Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal
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Given the demands and intensity of combat, and the abstinence deprivations of a 15-month deployment to places like the Korengal Valley, is it possible that a gay male soldier, or a straight female…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sebastian Junger Jan 19, 2012.
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Wayne Redick replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Certainly, the soldiers likely have other things on their minds than just sex. Staying alive could be one.But there is always a chance of a few who do not play nice and do not think ahead of the reprocussions of their choices of actions."
Anton P. Zurbrugg posted a discussionHazing and Bullying in the Military
Following the Oct. 2011 apparent suicide of Army PVT Danny Chen in AFGH, the military (Army) has just rolled out its new Hazing Policy. By all accounts Chen was repeatedly hazed and bullied in AFGH by those duly appointed over him due to his ethnicity to such an extent that he was driven to take his own life while serving a country he loved and was pledged to serve. It is an unmitigated tragedy that we have allowed ourselves to become so hidebound and driven by "custom and tradition" that…See More
AH Regier replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"With all due respect to Sebastian Junger, I don't think that Anton misunderstands human sexuality at all. Instead, he grasps the darker side of it all too well. The DADT policy sanctioned homophobia. It said, in effect, that…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Hi, thank you for your comments...and for your service. I think the military has changed enormously since the 1960s and will continue to. I think, in terms of women in combat, the question isnt so much "can they?" (clearly they can) but…"
Anton P. Zurbrugg replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Sebastian...Thanks as before...you have great credibility with me and I totally relate to what you say....perhaps it has already happen somewhere in AFGH and other active combat location and we just don't know about it. The changes…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Hi there - thank you for your thoughts and questions. The beatings were a form of initiation that the "victim" could have called off at any moment; he would just have then not been considered part of the group (an important distinction in…"
Anton P. Zurbrugg replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Thanks to you both for wading in...Sebastian, you've been there with these rock & roll dudes, so you know the lay of the land. I tend to agree with your overall assessment, with a few minor reservations, but hey, I'm…"
Sebastian Junger replied to Anton P. Zurbrugg's discussion Diversity and Sexuality in the Korengal"Of course. I think you're misunderstanding how human sexuality generally works. And how soldiers work, for that matter. Civilian identity tends to get subsumed by the demands of combat, so being gay, female, black, rich, poor, educated,…"
Anton P. Zurbrugg posted a discussionDiversity and Sexuality in the Korengal
Given the demands and intensity of combat, and the abstinence deprivations of a 15-month deployment to places like the Korengal Valley, is it possible that a gay male soldier, or a straight female soldier could successfully serve a tour without being sexually assaulted by fellow soldiers.
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