Should the DoD terminate its sponsorship of the NFL due to domestic abuse scandals?

I'm surprised the NFL didn't walk away after seeing the last decade of sexual assault reports inside the military.

The goal with a partnership like this is to attract the kind of recruits that will lead and become valuable members of the military. I think there are a lot of parallels between the NFL and the military when it comes to leading teams and executing plans. Not in the way past players have unfortunately said "playing is like serving", but in the pure aspect of leading a team of 11-22 people into a very complicated operation with the end goal of executing flawlessly.

There is a bad trend happening inside the NFL and the DoD needs to evaluate ALL partnerships. Not just the ones that hit the news. NFL players are national role models for our kids and I'm confident that under the right leadership, the NFL can turn things in the right direction. If we keep sensationalizing and tolerating off the field drama, we all play a big part in the fall of a great organization like the NFL. I hope to see this partnership stay and both sides focusing on the internal integrity violations that have plagued their own ranks over the years. There could could be a lot of shared experiences on both sides that would help everyone 'get it right'.

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I say 'no', not because I do not feel it is important but that all the sides of this discussion should be considered. Not the least of which is the staggering number of Female on Male assaults.

http://www.thehotline.org/

I wrote a blog on this last night and condemning this problem but being fair and objective. Most of us males chafe at the idea that abuse happens to men and would be hesitant to report it for those very thoughts.

I feel we have a fire that is legitimate and the media sources using this information for it's purposes, in other words to boost ratings. I have worked in the media since the 80s.

Abuse is real but I caution people to realize there is hype here and then there is the problem itself and it is a major problem. Everyone wants to wash their hands or simply blame men. That's the easy part, the part that remains murky is our commitment to stop violence whenever we can.

My hope is that these problems can be addressed before they surface and rather than make this is SHARP kind of thing that we honestly use interventions that nip this in the bud during a child's formative years.

In a kid this sort of thing can color perceptions by diminishing hope and cause for a lot of trust issues. Violence is not justified no matter who does it. I ran interference for my own mom as a kid. Much more I do not feel like discussing here.

http://youtu.be/SGbTg4EpCyE

http://www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.php

The DoD is not perfect, and neither is the NFL. This could be a good opportunity to combine forces, raise awareness, and do something about it.