{"id":39344,"date":"2016-12-27T00:15:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T03:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=39344"},"modified":"2016-12-27T02:56:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T05:56:19","slug":"general-david-haight-demoted-retired-for-swinging-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/27\/general-david-haight-demoted-retired-for-swinging-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"General David Haight Demoted, Retired for Swinging Lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Army Major General David Haight was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/army\/two-star-general-demoted-after-affair-1.444869\">demoted to Lieutenant Colonel and retired<\/a> after <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/08\/29\/army-major-general-david-haight-fired-for-who-he-loves\/\">an investigation<\/a> into\u00a0his decade-long swinging sexual lifestyle:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An Army spokesman says Maj. Gen. David Haight was demoted by three steps to the rank of lieutenant colonel, a steep and rare downgrade for a senior officer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The official cause, as summarized by the Associated Press:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An Army inspector general investigation concluded that Haight had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a woman who was not his wife, and that he misused government resources, including a department cell phone and computer, for a &#8220;high volume&#8221; of personal calls and emails.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Given that &#8220;misuse&#8221; of a government cell phone and computer &#8212; as determined <!--more-->solely by volume, since personal calls and emails are explicitly permitted &#8212; is a relatively minor offense, it seems clear the &#8220;steep and rare downgrade&#8221; was for his preferred sexual lifestyle &#8212; which the Army deemed &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; &#8212; not any particular criminal act. Thus, the original question remains: Why would the US Army prosecute a long-serving, sacrificing, combat-experienced officer <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/08\/29\/army-major-general-david-haight-fired-for-who-he-loves\/\">simply for who he loved<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36007\" src=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/haight-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"haight\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/haight-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/haight.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>Given the silence from the neo-sexual movement with regard to now-retired LtCol Haight, it remains fascinating that a cultural norm seems to exist that &#8220;swinging&#8221; is unacceptable sexual behavior and deserving of discharge from the military. And it is clearly an issue of cultural norms, given that the US military doesn&#8217;t really have a\u00a0<em>moral<\/em>\u00a0ground upon which to stand when it comes to\u00a0judging sexual behavior.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the US military annually celebrates sex as part of &#8220;LGBT pride&#8221; &#8212; without regard to marriage status or number of partners. How can the military celebrate sex on one hand while prosecuting it on the other?<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0issue is even murkier. After all, the US military did <em>not<\/em> prosecute a military officer for participating in a\u00a0sexual orgy a few years ago, after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2016\/08\/26\/gay-air-force-lieutenant-found-not-guilty-sexual-assault\/\">acquitted of sexual assault<\/a> related to the same event.\u00a0 Notably,\u00a0that particular officer happened to be homosexual.<\/p>\n<p>That makes it all the more interesting, then, that outgoing Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning (himself a homosexual) has initiated a &#8220;review&#8221; of &#8220;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/army-to-review-problems-plaguing-senior-officers-1.445067\">burgeoning problem of sexual misconduct among senior officers<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s a &#8220;problem&#8221; that was easily predicted: When there is no line, how can people be expected to &#8212; or even be <em>able<\/em> to &#8212; toe the line?\u00a0 But the changing social mores about sexuality (which also\u00a0led to the repeal of DADT) have had no negative impact on the military or its readiness&#8230;right?<\/p>\n<p>The Army should also consider talking to the US Navy, which already looked into a similar\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2012\/03\/22\/the-us-navy-king-david-and-bathsheba\/\">&#8220;Bathsheba Syndrome&#8221; plaguing its own senior officer corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, for those who do not deign to uphold the moral and religious <em>virtues<\/em> of reserving sex for lifelong marriage between one man and one woman, what is the limit after which the US Army will prosecute their sexual behavior?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the Army needs to put out an &#8220;explicit&#8221;\u00a0policy letter detailing which sexual behaviors are &#8220;appropriate&#8221; and which are not.\u00a0 Guarantee that&#8217;s one ALARACT everyone would read.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing\u00a0how complicated life is when society abandons reasonable boundaries &#8212; and Truth.<\/p>\n<p>Because when the moral &#8220;standard&#8221; is a sliding scale, anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/08\/29\/army-major-general-david-haight-fired-for-who-he-loves\/\">previously discussed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-size=\"small\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Army Major General David Haight was demoted to Lieutenant Colonel and retired after an investigation into\u00a0his decade-long swinging sexual lifestyle: An Army spokesman says Maj. Gen. David Haight was demoted by three steps to the rank of lieutenant colonel, a steep and rare downgrade for a senior officer. 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