Is cheating more likely?

Question

It seems to me like a lot of cheating goes on...is it inevitable, more likely or what in the military??

Answer 1

more likely then who?

If you are comparing a military to say someone that stays home all the time and works 9-5 then yeah probably. If you are comparing us to say an airline pilot then prob not. We are gone a lot and divorce rates are higher then they used to but thats only cause they tag and hit the military for stuff like this without comparing us to civilian jobs that are also gone a lot.

Answer 2

Like the earlier poster stated, if you're comparing the military to a 9-5 office type with no travel, YES....if you're comparing to airline crews (pilots, flight attendants, etc) or any other high time away from home job, NO.

The one military man who mentioned the guys coming home to find thier wife cheated on them......dead on. It goes both ways and I would say it's probably a lot more of the one at home doing the cheating than the one out there fighting and living in the dirt or on the ship.

When I was at Miramar NAS (a long time ago) for Top Gun the fleet happened to pull out. That night there were so many women in the club that it was crazy. Some had wedding rings, others had large white stripes on their fingers where there HAD been a ring earlier in the day. A LOT of those women took men home with them that night (and the nights following) and the fleet had just flown off to the carriers THAT DAY.

So in answer to your question, no, they're no more likely.....but given the chance, there are a LOT of cheaters and a good majority of them are women. Think about that.

Answer 3

I truly believe if you or your spouse is going to cheat, it's going to happen regardless of what either of you do for a living.
You know, you see couples that are together every night when they go to bed, their there with each other seven days a week, yet they cheat! And then you see people such as Military couples who are away from one other a lot, but they are faithful. And the other way around! I'm a Military wife and I'll be the first to admit it can get lonely at times. I'm one of the lucky ones because my husband is home for the most part, but it hasn't always been this way. We have been separated for months and months a time. But the fact is, if you are in love and committed to making your life work together, then you'll be fine.
Personally, I wouldn't marry anyone that I couldn't fully trust! I wouldn't care if my husband's job kept him home or took him away, if I had ever felt for one moment that I couldn't trust him, I never would have married him. And if he ever made me feel like I couldn't trust him now, then I couldn't be with him. Every marriage/relationship has to have trust in order to work, and if you're really in love with someone, you'll never hurt that trust.

Answer 4

I am a military depended and I think it is more likely for people to cheat that are in the military just for the fact that they spend so much time away from their spouses

Answer 5

I'm a soldier in the Army and I have seen to many wives cheat on their husbands when we get deployed. When you get deployed you can count on atleast 7 guys who will come back and find out his wife has cheated. Its a sad fact!

We get sent away for a year at a time, plus not to mention the training you do the year before you delpoy. In the past 5 years in the Army I think I have only spent maybe a total of 1 year not deployed or not training. You have to have a lot of trust in your relationship if you want it to work!

Answer 6

I assume you are commenting on Service Academy teaching.

All service academies adhere to a Code of Conduct which not only prohibits cheating but requires cadets and midshipmen to report it when they see it. In civilian institutions cheating goes on but is rarely reported.

I'd say it happens and the services clean their own house. So we learn about it.

I think it is part of human nature for some people to cheat. The military academies prefer to weed out those people.

Answer 7

A lot of cheating seems to go on because that is what is reported. Happy marriages is not a noteworthy topic for news agencies.

All in all, it depends on the maturity of the two people involved in the relationship, and how deeply they feel for each other.

Answer 8

I think it is up to you. If you want to cheat then you are going to cheat. Sometimes it is easier because of the apart time but that is not the militarys fault.

Answer 9

I surely do not think our military have the time unless they are constantly on base. However, as a "rule of thumb" so to speak if your "mate" travels in excess around the country......not a good sign.
I used to "hang" with professional sports players........and they all cheated when "IT" was handed to them on a silver platter.....but they all said "WE REALLY LOVE OUR WIFE!"
Go figure..........
(Discovered my "mate" cheated at his funeral.......his mistress/girlfriend showed up!! Old saying: "the wife is always the last to know!"

Answer 10

I think that cheating depends on the individual not on what they do for a living. Yes marines travel alot when they start out and so it may be easier to do but that doesn't mean that they do it.