Morality in the military?

[jkatpc]

Excuse me for saying so but what a poor piece of advice… “when you do slip”… its people like you that make people slip in the first place because they are made to believe they cant avoid it. Thats how I slipped at 17… “Everybody is doing it and surely you cant say no to those urges”… I grew up listening to that lie from the devil.
However, once you do slip you will suddenly see the millions of virgins that did not slip because they did not buy into the lie.

Everybody sins. Everybody “slips”. Maybe you don’t; I do. When you do, pick yourself up, go to confession and try to do better in the future. I didn’t assign any particular sin to my response, but apparently you did. I certainly didn’t mean that everybody will fall into fornication, so it’s just a matter of time before your number is up. Of course not; but, that is not the only sexual sin that people, especially those in the military, can fall into.

 

[GeorgiaPeach]

I hear you on the morality issue! My husband’s been in the Army for almost 20 years and the stories are crazy.

Here is the Fort Bragg Worship Schedule. We attended Mass at the JFK Memorial Chapel when we lived there. I see that they have a MCCW Bible study weekly too. You may be around a bunch of old guys :clears throat: but it might be a good change of pace.

Anyway, good luck!

 

[Reformed_Rob]

Good upstanding Catholic or even just plain Christian people are nowhere to be found. The only parish around is off post and since my truck is still back home getting there becomes a frequent issue. I have been there and when I leave I don’t feel at peace like I used to. Maybe that’s just the difference between traditional Latin mass and Novus Ordo.

It is not an easy situation, partly as you said, because there is nobody around you that shares your values, and so you may feel like a social outcast. But I remember from college, that the guys having sex with lots of girls were cool with being friends with the people who chose a different lifestyle. So don’t let it become the quintessential thing about you, or else you yourself will be taboo.

If all you have close to you is a traditional Latin Mass, then you are doing the best you can, and you should feel refreshed even if it is not what you are used to.