Militaries use paid access to sex to deepen troops’ dependence on military salaries
Evidence
Over the centuries, militaries have attempted to solve their constant labor needs in a variety of ways. After providing troops with cash, food, and housing, plying them with easy access to commercial sex has been one of the most popular strategies. That troops generally have had to pay for this readily available sex has only benefited militaries further: as working-class men burn through their pay (and, not infrequently, go into debt), their dependence on a military salary helps keep them enlisted. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 545
Categorization
- SEED: A striking economic mechanism: paid sex as a retention tool. Could anchor an essay on how militaries monetize soldier dependency.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 545
- XREF: connects to: Sexually objectifying base entertainment links to epidemic of military sexual assault; Providing paid commercial sex keeps troops financially dependent and enlisted; Intimate relationships can challenge the military’s monopoly on soldiers’ loyalty (+2 more)