Monday, October 23, 2006

New branch in Dutch army, Ladies of the Night

Dutch mayor backed the idea of sending prostitutes to accompany Dutch troops on foreign missions.
"The army must consider ways its soldiers can let off steam," said Annemarie Jorritsma, mayor of the town of Almere in central Netherlands and a member of the ruling VVD liberals.
"There was once the suggestion that a few Ladies should accompany troops on missions. I think that is something we should talk about," she said, adding that the Ladies would keep soldiers from turning to local women.


Red Light District among army tents


Her comments have drawn a mixed response in the Netherlands, renowned for its liberal prostitution laws.
"I don't think my wife would find it a good idea," Wim van den Burg, a spokesman for the military service trade union told Dutch newspaper Volkskrant on Monday.

Would they wear these uniforms or something new?


Andre van Dorst of adult industry organisation VER told the same paper: "I can see something in this, though it's a very strange idea."

The Netherlands has more than 2,000 soldiers serving abroad, most of them in Afghanistan as part of a NATO peacekeeping force, and in Bosnia.

6 Comments:

At 24 October, 2006 21:39 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Since when has it been that armies did not have camp followers? it has always been this way. read history and learn and not be amazed at such and idea

 
At 24 October, 2006 22:51 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is seriously sick. Do they not think of the wives they have at home? If the US did this all hell would break lose. we have enough trouble with the female soldiers we have over there now.

 
At 24 October, 2006 23:06 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

there's a movie in Spanish where they have prostitutes serving the Peruvian army. Its called "Captain Pantojo and The Special Services. check it out.

 
At 24 October, 2006 23:56 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The French army had registered prostitutes through the 50s and maybe even into the 60s, two of them got medals for service in French Indo-China (Vietnem). And I'm prettysure the service wouldn't be targeted to married servicemen...

 
At 25 October, 2006 00:02 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'd have to say the first person to post is right. It's been standard practice historically. As for the poster who stated that "we have enough trouble with the female soldiers we have over there now.", don't think the women in the army are out there to seduce your loved ones. It's a sexist attitude, and very out-dated. Not to be rude or anything, but the idea is very wrong.

 
At 25 October, 2006 00:44 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love it, I'll join right now if i can

 

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