I believe I've written about Tommy before. Of course, I didn't use this name nor his real name then.

San Diego is a huge military complex and Tommy was [judiciously omitted by me] there. He was a typical pilot with a great future ahead of him, full of technical skills that, well, I digress.

Tommy's wife... damn, I can't remember why she wasn't there anymore. (Argh, it's been too many years.) Anyway, Mrs. Tommy wasn't there. Tommy's daughter and he lived happily for years until (and I forget Her name, too. Ghod!) Daughter began filling in as Mrs. Tommy by doing dishes, folding laundry, keeping house, and, well, keeping house.

Daughter soon became Mrs. Tommy, unofficially but definitely sexually. Tommy's family eventually found out but condoned it considering the part of the Southern Hilly Country that Tommy and the rest of his family was from. But, as Admirables and Fleet lawyers would have it, Tommy was grounded, Court Martialled, had his commission pulled, and placed into a very small civilian place for people just like Tommy, Gimwinkle, and various other sexually oriented kinds of people. (The Tommy couple lived off base and, thus, the Shit-storm was a civilian matter.)

The military courts are outside of the discussion.

The civilian courts are, however, very much to the point of this case study.

Daughter and Tommy were very much consensual with each other. Daughter wanted a wifely position (figuratively as well as sexually). It went on for several years until Daughter went to University. She had come back for a (spring break???) but nosey next door neighbor mentioned things to other next door neighbor who mentioned things to Squadron Commander, who questioned just who was visiting Tommy. When Tommy replied that it was his daughter, things went sideways for him.

I forget how, but the gold stripped bosses knew there had been some sexual thing going on and knocked on the door one very early morning. Daughter answered as... Mrs. Tommy since Lieutenant Tommy was not there. Then the lie grew into a fubar social event and, well, the rest is as above.

Again, the military courts are beside the issue here. Captain Fuddy Duddy can say and do as he wishes as far as the Uniform Code of Military Justice is concerned. Lieutenan Tommy was finished with flying and saluting.

But, here we have a female, now over 18, in a relationship with a sailor who just happens to be related biologically to Her. Who was the victim and who was the perpetrator? If any. What right does the gover mint have to interfere in a private sexual thing? Yet poor Tommy was incarcerated as a vile child molester for many years. I believe he is back on the streets now. Wait... yes, Tommy was released before I was. As for Daughter, I have no idea. Married off to someone, probably.

For the many years that I knew Tommy, I never met Her but knew Daughter would visit him once or twice a month. The State objected and ordered visits terminated but civilian lawyers pushed that crap right back down the State's butt hole.

And they all lived happily ever after. Now, go to sleep.