There is a new plan in the works that will crackdown on overseas UK army troops mixing fluids with sex workers. It will come into effect for those that have been deployed and are on duty. The new policy could affect troops in other branches of the military.<\/p>\n
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When asked about the potential policy shift, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated that it would help change the military culture. He hopes that it will address the mindset of deployed troops.<\/p>\n\n\n
Speaking about the possible shift in policy, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said it will help change the military culture. He hopes that it will address the mindset of deployed troops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There are plenty of countries where the British Armed Forces are based, in Northern Europe, where the sex industry is legal and licenced and everything else. But that still doesn’t make it an acceptable part of the 21st century culture,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’re in a different era and the challenge is we’ve got lots of women, we want more women serving, and what does that say to those women if half the platoon goes out, does all that and comes back in?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, not all quarters think the move is all fluff and no impact. It is more focused on addressing a symptom and not the problem. Banning sex workers will do nothing to teach men to respect women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also unclear whether the army can really force troops to follow their rules. For instance, can off-duty men be pushed to do their command’s bidding? This will be a tricky policy to implement. And not just because of the off-duty issue, but also because sex work is completely legal in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What I do know is that in countries in Africa and Central America the sex industry is driven by exploitation and poverty, and I think the army has to uphold the values of today’s world, of today’s values. I can see a scenario where the regulations are tied down to implement a policy that respects women, and that could cover sex workers as well,” Ben Wallace argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, a parliamentary report<\/a> highlighted that two-thirds of women serving in the UK military suffer from bullying and sexual abuse. It is unclear how the ban will truly impact women, if at all. It wouldn’t be surprising if it had no impact on women joining the UK army. The British army is a good employer for women<\/a> though, so they may have something up their sleeves to make the policy work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What do you think? Will the decision actually force men in the military to respect women? Will more women join the military if such a ban is brought about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave a comment and let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a new plan in the works that will crackdown on overseas UK army troops mixing fluids with sex workers. It will come into effect for those that have been deployed and are on duty. The new policy could affect troops in other branches of the military. When asked about the potential policy shift, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"There is a new plan in the works that will crackdown on overseas UK army troops mixing fluids with sex workers. It will come into effect for those that have ... "},"author":3,"featured_media":8281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n