Everyone seems to think that military people are sluts. You hear all the stories about soldiers deploying and their spouses having affairs while they're gone. It's true, just like people cheat on their husbands & wives in the civilian world. But soldiers get a bad rap because it seems there's more 'easy' sex in the military. The reason for this is simple:
At a bar, an opening line has to let a guy tell a girl that he's not a jerk long enough for her to find out something about him, so they have something to talk about. That's the beauty or the art of the line. In the military it's easy. I can go to the club, see a girl at the bar in uniform, and right away I know what unit she's in, what her job is, how long she's been in the service, where she went to training, probably where she's been assigned in the past and I probably even know some of the people she works with. See? No lines necessary! Sound easy? Of course it is! Same as in any closed society. Besides, military personnel have another great advantage when it comes to dating: mandatory semi-annual AIDS testing... };-)
Don't ask me why so many women have a uniform fetish. I personally think it has something to do with security, but I'm just guessing... I've heard theories about uniforms emphasizing power to women, and that relating to the primal instinct about wanting the best genes for your progeny. Your guess is as good as mine.
But the taint on the military is well-earned. I've been in more than 12 years and I've seen it over and over again. Soldiers going TDY (temporary duty - out of town) or being deployed (Kuwait, Bosnia) cheat and are cheated on. It's so widely accepted that recently I got the following joke in e-mail:
A nun, a priest, and a US Army Ranger die and go to heaven. While waiting at the gate, St Peter tells the nun, "Sister, the book says that when you were a novitiate you had impure thoughts."
"Yes, it's true," she says.
"Sorry, you'll have to wait in Purgatory for two months before you can enter heaven." And off she goes. "Father, it seems you molested a young altar boy," he says then.
"Yes, yes I did," he sighs.
"One year in Purgatory," St Peter says. And off goes the priest.
The Ranger picks up his duffle and starts to follow. "Wait, Sergeant, I served in the Army of God so I know why you're leaving, but the rule is that we have to check the book."
The Ranger comes back to the desk and stands at parade rest while St Peter flips quickly through the book, shakes his head in consternation, then looks in a bigger book on the shelf. After a few minutes, he turns to the desktop computer on the desk and checks a database. Finally, he turns to the Sergeant and shrugs, "Go on in!"
The Sergeant, surprised, asks, "What?" St Peter, without a word, turns the monitor so the Sergeant can read the words on the screen:
"What goes on TDY, stays on TDY."
If you don't get it, email me and I'll try to explain... };-)
