Married Army couples in Iraq now allowed to live together

[lady_kishiria]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23884819/

Doesn't affect me, but could others. Opinions?

Comments

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

I'm really not sure how I would feel about it in the personal sense, but there are a lot of people trying to deploy together to cut down on the separation.

I think I would be worried about maintaining the proper demeanor and trying not to make other people jealous.

And honestly, in our situation, we would rather do the separate deployments to keep someone here with the MV. But I don't think the couples in the article have children.

Lastly, I think given the fact that it states couples must refrain from PDA, I do think they should not have run the picture of the couple kissing.

DV

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

Well, that's one sure-fire way to display the gross double standard the Army has perpetuated for the entirety of this conflict. Will the married couples living together be forced to abide by MNFI General Order 1 so as not to undermine the policy in front of the single soldiers, or will they be granted the exception to policy and further cripple the already tenuous and increasingly volatile morale of the single soldiers, who when presented with this state of affairs will commit themselves to shagging anything with skin and drag this entire thing in front of UCMJ?

This is a terrible idea, and ultimately divisive.

[vanatru.livejournal.com]

I think it's a great idea. If I were Mr. HajiI'd sure love to detonate and IED in a married convex. A nice blow for morale.

Otherwise, bad idea. Bad bad bad. IMO.