IN 2012, I wrote about the British Royal Air Force pilot Kirsty Stewart, the first female member of the famous Red Arrows aerobatic team. At that time, Stewart left the Red Arrows because she was allegedly traumatized by the death of two colleagues. What I did not know, and no one knew at that time, was that she was also being questioned about a possible affair with a fellow member of the Red Arrows, which would violate military ethics.

Stewart and the male pilot, Ben Murphy, who are both divorced, recently announced they will be marrying, shedding serious doubt on their denials of an earlier affair, according to The Daily Mail.

The absurd British and the equally absurd and irresponsible American military have compromised national defense by putting men and women in such close quarters that only the oddball and neutered could resist falling in love. Stewart and Murphy were not in combat, but others like them will be. So military commanders become chaperones and a military cockpit becomes a great place to find a husband or wife.

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