Looking for a few (not so) good men
The Oklahoman’s story about a sex ring involving a 19-year-old Fort Sill Marine, a 12-year-old girl and an alleged 33-year-old lesbian is, on the surface, one of those “you just can’t make this stuff up” kind of stories.
Read the story at: http://www.newsok.com/ft.-sill-marine-charged-in-sex-ring-involving-12-year-old-girl/article/3382385?custom_click=lead_story_title
I’m a big believer in due process and innocent unless proven guilty. But I’m sorry to say that even this kind of crazy behavior isn’t all that unusual in the military – an organization that consists of 85 percent males, most of them young, fit and earning a paycheck for the first time in their naïve, short lives.
But then there’s this 33-year-old mother involved, a woman who allegedly initiated a lesbian affair with her 13-year-old son’s classmate. And yes, drugs and alcohol were involved.
It could’ve been boredom, curiosity or just plain stupidity that prompted these characters to “hook up.”. But one thing it isn’t is all that unusual. Along with the crisp salutes, the polished shoes and “yes ma’am, no sir” demeanor are a bunch of red-blooded American males. Does the fact that they’re willing to give their lives for this country excuse their lewd behavior? Certainly not.
Thing is, if Logan Byron Combs, the accused Marine, is found guilty under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice), he’ll have a lot to think about in the brig, where he’s only entitled to bread and water and some not-so-gentle peer pressure. Semper fi? Not this Marine.
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