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Wednesday April 21, 04:57 PM
German army to lift ban on sex in barracks
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German army ban on sex in the barracks may soon be lifted because it‘s considered outdated, the government says.
Hannes Wendroth, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, on Wednesday confirmed a report in Bild newspaper that said partners who are both serving in the armed forces should no longer be barred from having sex on German military installations.
"There was a feeling that the existing regulations were no longer in keeping with the times," Wendroth told reporters, referring to a rule that outlawed sex on military bases.
"We‘re looking into changes that would allow those who so desire to pursue their needs in their own privacy," he said.
The proposed changes would allow troops to have "partnership relationships within military facilities" and couples to live together there, according to a draft of the measure.
Charles Heyman, senior defence analyst at Jane‘s Consultancy Group, said the proposal was unusual. He said Germany may be lifting the ban because its military bases lack quarters for couples, who have always had to live off its bases.
"I am not aware of any country that allows free-for-all sex in the barracks," he said. "You can‘t have people going around the barracks having sex everywhere. It‘s ludicrous."
There are 9,850 women in Germany‘s armed forces out of a total of 270,000. The women serve voluntarily, while one third of the men are conscripts.
In 2000, the army lifted a previous ban on homosexuality.
German army to lift ban on sex in barracks
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German army ban on sex in the barracks may soon be lifted because it‘s considered outdated, the government says.
Hannes Wendroth, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, on Wednesday confirmed a report in Bild newspaper that said partners who are both serving in the armed forces should no longer be barred from having sex on German military installations.
"There was a feeling that the existing regulations were no longer in keeping with the times," Wendroth told reporters, referring to a rule that outlawed sex on military bases.
"We‘re looking into changes that would allow those who so desire to pursue their needs in their own privacy," he said.
The proposed changes would allow troops to have "partnership relationships within military facilities" and couples to live together there, according to a draft of the measure.
Charles Heyman, senior defence analyst at Jane‘s Consultancy Group, said the proposal was unusual. He said Germany may be lifting the ban because its military bases lack quarters for couples, who have always had to live off its bases.
"I am not aware of any country that allows free-for-all sex in the barracks," he said. "You can‘t have people going around the barracks having sex everywhere. It‘s ludicrous."
There are 9,850 women in Germany‘s armed forces out of a total of 270,000. The women serve voluntarily, while one third of the men are conscripts.
In 2000, the army lifted a previous ban on homosexuality.
