Shower Scandals ...

This week we heard from Kyle. It is great fun when we are all together (Mom, Sis and me) when the phone rings with a "private number" designation. The news of the day was that all computers had been confiscated and that, as a result, we would not be seeing much more from Kyle by way of Facebook posts.

In days of old it may fall under the category "boys will be boys." But in today's military (thankfully so) the activities of late on Kyles outpost were met with swift consequences. Allow me to be a bit less cryptic.

Kyle's unit is infantry, which means "no women." This has always been the Army's practice for the infantry. Other branches of military service, however, include women within the ranks. Such is the case with the National Guard. Recently a detachment of Guardsmen, male and female were assigned to Kyle's company. This presented some significant logistical challenges. As it turns out, the shower facilities proved to be one of the most snarly. The adaptation was that the two shower facilities would be divided up as follows:
- One unit would remain men only.
- The other would be divided in half. Therein lies the problem.

As it turns out, some of the men from the National Guard decided to surreptitiously video tape the women from their team while they showered. When news of this activity made its way right up the administrative gossip chain, the decision was made to confiscate all computers and video taping equipment ... at least until the National Guard group is redeployed, or Kyles team is moved.

So goes the "war on terror ..."