tepintzin brought it to my attention

[desertvixen]

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

In a historic but little-noticed change in policy, the Army is allowing scores of husband-and-wife soldiers to live and sleep together in the war zone — a move aimed at preserving marriages, boosting morale and perhaps bolstering re-enlistment rates at a time when the military is struggling to fill its ranks five years into the fighting.

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Opinions?

Personally, for myself, I'd rather we deployed separately so that someone is here, providing stability for MV. Also, I think I would spend a lot of time worrying about whether or not we were presenting an image that would make people jealous. I also think the no-PDA rule would be very hard.

DV

Comments

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the more I think it's a bad idea. I think it's cruel towards the people whose spouses and partners aren't Army and thus not in Iraq. I can see it as more of a morale buster than booster.

Am cross-posting this comment to my own journal.

[domesticjulie.livejournal.com]

I think it is a lose-lose for everybody.

[gi-janearng.livejournal.com]

It would be nice in a perfect world, but I think in reality, it would mean living under a microscope.

On the other hand, I saw lots of married couples deploy together in the same unit but couldn't live together due to then policy. I'm sure that would be like having a carrot dangled in front of you all the time. You can see it, but you can't have it.

Sounds like it could be a crappy situation either way.