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Kaleva

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7. Sometimes when overseas we had to be in groups in order to go on liberty

Reply to obamanut2012 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 12:22 PM

Nov 2012

One couldn't leave the ship unless signed out with at least one other and those who returned without their buddy or group faced losing liberty privelages or being placed on report.

It was for our own safety that this was done.

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Air Force Responds to Sex Crime Scandal by Enforcing a Bizarre ‘Wingman Rule’ [View all] obamanut2012 Nov 2012 OP

k and r--cannot say what I think right now niyad Nov 2012 #1

The Air Force is the worst of the different Services for some reason obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #2

I think it is a military wide issue for a number of reasons. There is definitely an issue at stevenleser Nov 2012 #3

there are the ongoing scandals at the AFA, as well. however, I know from experience that the navy niyad Nov 2012 #6

Link for the group in B-Game. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #4

Terrific, thanks! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #5

Sometimes when overseas we had to be in groups in order to go on liberty Kaleva Nov 2012 #7

Was it to protect yourselves from being raped by fellow service members obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #8

No but don't you think it wise to take precautionary measures? Kaleva Nov 2012 #9

A rape culture isn't stopped by putting the onus on the potential victims obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #10

A rape culture is stopped by years, maybe decades, of education and zero tolerence. Kaleva Nov 2012 #11

Correct, and the "buddy system" in the OP is 100% tolerance obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #14

How do you stop a rapist before he/she commits the act? Kaleva Nov 2012 #15

Give the higher ranking officer a buddy mythology Nov 2012 #18

The buddy system wasn't meant to protect service members from their own kind though, was it? Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #12

Rapists should never be considered to be part of one's own kind. Kaleva Nov 2012 #13

See, it's that "lawful order" part that is awkward because it's blaming the trainees Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #16

The rapist is still entirely responsible for his/her crime. Kaleva Nov 2012 #17