Circumcised to join military? - Page 2

[bugmenot]

Originally Posted by brant31

The myth of cutting males in the desert makes no sense on its face. In windy, dusty and sandy conditions you'd WANT a very full foreskin... it keeps stuff out of your urethra (where it really hurts) and the mucosal membranes of the glans and inner foreskin are generally tacky enough that they prevent even a speck of dirt from getting in between. The more acroposthion you have, the better off you'd be.

And the thing that they're all seeming to forget? In these dirty conditions with wind, sand, mud, whatever else... they all have pants on, right?

So...obviously, the sand isn't going to get up there anyway, unless they're walking around with their penises out.

[Jaxinator]

I don't have a link, but I have an intact husband who is active duty. Most definitely a myth, and he's been to the desert a few times and kept all of his parts.

Originally Posted by bugmenot

And the thing that they're all seeming to forget? In these dirty conditions with wind, sand, mud, whatever else... they all have pants on, right?

So...obviously, the sand isn't going to get up there anyway, unless they're walking around with their penises out.

I certainly hope he kept his pants on! Stranger things have happened I'm sure though.

[4chunut1]

Originally Posted by bugmenot

Please tell me that this "You must be circumcised to be in the United States military" thing is untruth.

Links would be much appreciated.

No links, but personal experience... I was a career Air Force Officer...20 years in uniform, and a veteran of the SEA conflict. I was intact when I enlisted, and was intact when I retired... Intact status was certainly not a prohibition to serving.

An interesting anecdote... The wife of a fellow officer in my unit was having a baby, and if it was a boy, they were having him circumcised. The father, who was intact, was semi-seriously considering circumcision for himself at the same time (irregardless of the baby's sex), figuring there would be no sex after their child's birth for awhile, and that would be a good time to get it done for him.
But, since that was an elective surgery for him, it required our commander's approval, since he would be off-duty for up to 30 days on medical leave. The commander would not approve the procedure AT THAT TIME, as we were short of personnel then, and it would have placed an undue burden on the rest of the unit.
I don't know if he ever had it done later or not. We were both transferred to different units before their next child was born, and he's never mentioned it...

[EdnaMarie]

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/u...6;t=001143;p=0

This thread is too funny and contains the gem, "I've seen a lot of un-cut winkies in the service." Haha!

You don't have to be circumcised. Just... it's not even written anywhere because that's how little they care about your foreskin. Nowhere, NOWHERE, did they ever ask my husband about his penis in all the forms he filled out, and it's not on the physical form I don't think, either. If you look on Yahoo Answers, you will find this question many times over and the answer is always "no" or "they don't care about your penis".

Ugh, just looked at a few more Google links... can I just say... don't do that, apparently there is a specific sub-fetish dealing with circumcision and military service. Wow, how specific can you get??? Wouldn't they love MY everyday life!