I frequently get men pressuring me to forgo condoms. One of the excuses is “I’m in the military and they test us.”
Is that true? How regular is the testing?
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Anyone pressuring to forgo a condom is not someone worth being with imo.
They’re basically saying their pleasure is more important than your safety.
Yeah, I’m snipped and regularly tested and would never pressure someone to forgo a condom. Always the default.
As a sample size of one: I spent 21 years in the military and don’t recall ever being tested for any STD besides HIV. HIV is a yearly test for everyone. Maybe others had different experiences.
I agree with others though in that if you want to use a condom, they should respect that.
Not often enough, military bases are STD playgrounds.
Using a condom helps prevent passing on STI’s, why would not wearing one help this situation?
Also, anyone who tries to pressure you into doing something like this is a piece of shit and you should run 200 miles the other way.
No. The military does not regularly test for STDs unless the soldier asks for medical treatment and complains of STD symptoms.
The entrance test will screen for serious ones like HIV, but that’s only done once, and it doesn’t screen for all STDs.
Does it really matter? Testing isn’t prevention.
It’s about the risk profile. STD risk will never be zero, so I like to weigh the risk versus fun. Any specific guy who’s pushing back against condoms gets a “no” because pushy behavior = rapey behavior, but if the military tests monthly or something, that’s useful information.
Any specific guy who’s pushing back against condoms gets a “no”
Whenever somebody says they don’t need/want a condom, that’s when you need one the most. Or just deny them entirely. Because it means they’re doing the same with others, which means the ‘no condom’ people have higher than normal STD risk.
A monthly test won’t help when they picked something up last week.
Or just lie about the results…