Tour of the Champion (a Review)

This series, Tour of the Champion is a fictional account of what happened to a Marine deployed with the Fleet who was then sent on an unaccompanied tour in the Orient. Part 1 deals with life on base, the realities of separation and some of the drama that goes with being away from a loved one.

The second part of this deals with the double standard, the deployed Marine is part of a male culture that both tolerates and accepts extra sexual behavior outside of marriage. On the other hand the Marine deals with the reality that his wife may be having an affair. He scrambles to find out if there is a way to protect her and get her away from her current setting.

Part 3 deals with the real dirty side of deployment, how women, with few if any resources are manipulated, abused and degraded with little or no recourse to either military or civilian justice. Also noted is that there are Law Enforcement Agencies inside the Military (i.e. CID, Criminal Investigation Division of the U.S. Army, OSI, Office of Special Investigations of the U.S. Air Force and NIS now NCIS, Naval Investigative Service or Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the US Navy and Marine Corps).

Part 4 is coming up and deals with a Marine fighting personal demons, the realization of his Military legacy, his temptation to leave his wife and the final resolution of his pressing problems. Homicidal thoughts along with planning for homicide, self mutilation and other expressions of rage, anger and the onset of depression are dealt with. The series is fictional, the realities described in it are not fictional at all.

The subtopics, subject matter and storyline are decidedly adult themes. Extra-marital sex, bondage and discipline, fetishes, venerial disease, predatory sexual behavior, stalking, sodomy and other deviate behavior. This is not a bedtime story for the kids. Read responsibly as you drink. I hope you drink responsibly.

To read the previous Tour of the Champion posts click on the month of October on the menu on the left and then click on the post you want to read.

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R.J.