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Military Matters


    I was watching Battlestar Galactica yesterday, with my friend on the phone, and we began to discuss a problem that had arisen in the show. The problem is as follows: On board the main battleship of the fleet an enemy agent infiltrated and then detonated a bomb strapped to himself. There was a big rucus about how he got in, where did he get the bomb, etc....and a tribunal was formed to question those aboard the battleship about where they were, what were they doing during the bombing and even prior to the event. All that is eventually solved but in the end we find out that the person in charge of repairing the fighters, and making rounds aboard the vessel, was having a relationship with another pilot. Because of this he was neglecting some of his duties, and as a result, had left open a hatch that should have been closed. He confesses this to the ship's Captain and the Captain then reprimands him for being in a relationship.
    This brought up a point that is open to debate. Should military personnel be allowed to have relationships with other personnel in the military??? And by "relationship" I do mean having a sexual relationship.
    Here are some of the pros and cons we thought of if relationships were allowed:

Pros:
     - People will probably be happier
     - The emotional bonds created through a relationship will improve combat performance
     - It gives people a reason to fight

Cons:
      - Some people will probably not even form relationships but rather use this as an excuse to have sex
      - Possibility of someone becoming pregnant.
      - People negelcting their duties


Feel free to add your own thoughts.

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Well being the person on the Phone last night. I will post my own part of the pro's and cons.

Pros: Yes I agree with Gren. There will be stronger Relationships and better performance. Yes the military will be happier, Doing the ir job more efficiently. Of course there is more. You guys discuss though.

Cons: Ah yes...You do have plenty of these. If the girl gets pregnant then she has to give up her job. Thus having to train new people. Also the father will have to take less time working to take care of the family more. This too makes it a problem. If one of the partners dies the other will be less efficient. Then again this one you could say that the person would be more efficient because of wanting revenge...but who knows. Its a tough call.

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Yeah, ultimatly, if you are in a relationship in a high risk job, like the military, death of one parter can cause anything from suicide to kamakazi.

Unless their division/army/whatever happens to be in a really tight spot where they have 50 50 chance of surviving ( or less ), they tend to be alot more lienient, and allow sexual relationships. Overwise, its frowned upon cause it can and will effect them, whether its in a good or bad way depends on the couple. It tends to be a moral booster, but could effect others ( I'm sure us loners know how it feels to get pissed off when we see a couple making out in towns, like theres no one else there ).

Is this the ( modern ) show Battlestar galactica ? If it is the modern one, wouldnt have seen it, think its only showing on sky 1 at the moment.

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Yeah it is the newer BattleStar Galactica. Airing on Sci-Fi over here.

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Good points Ace. I believe over here in the US military having any relationships is forbidden. Overall if I had to make the decision I would say allow it, but depending on the situation and conduct of the people. For example if a person neglects his duty so he can visit his partner then I would forbid that individual from having one.

Yup its the new Battlestar Galactica. Its quite good actually so if you ever get the chance to see it I would recommend that you do.

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Ulbrec: ...Ennelia and Braston will meet you there, Targos's fate hinges on your success.

My response: I think Targos's fate hinges on how much Shawford can pay us from the Targos treasury.

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