should be subject to punishment within the military (Gallup 1). According to the Gallup poll, about 49 percent of Americans believe that there should be no prohibitions on adultery in the military (Gallup 3). They believe that adultery, whether morally wrong or right, should be an individuals personal choice. Many proponents of adultery use the Natural Law theory to back their claim. Natural Law theory, also described as the Natural Order of Things, says, the laws of nature specify how things ought to be as well as describing how things are (Rachels 6). Supporters of Natural Law theory believe that if god had intended for humans to be monogamous, he would not have given us urges to explore sexual relations with partners other than those we are married to. It is only natural for humans to act on these urges and fill these desires.There are also people that do not disagree fully with the laws now in place. These people think that there should be one set rule that takes a definite stance on the topic of adultery. Each branch of the service must abide by the rules set forth in the UCMJ but each service also has its own set of bylaws that address the subject. For example, in the Coast Guard, officers and enlisted personnel are not allowed to have any relations outside of a professional one. While the Army does not have any rules which restrict officer and enlisted relations, as long as the two parties are not in the same chain of command (New 2). Many people believe that this situation may be creating a double standard for military personnel involved in adulterous situations. In the past few years, a few situations have arose that deal with adultery in the military. The first case involved Army Major General John Longhouser, the commanding general of the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. After the allegations were brought to him he admitted he had had an adulterous relationship with a civilian while he was separat...
