Many years ago, I was at a foreign post where Marines, USAF, Navy and Army military were stationed. A multi-service investigation uncovered a huge homosexual ring that encompassed officers, enlisted, high and low ranking civilian employees and foreign nationals involved in one-on-one as well as group homosexual liaisons.
Rank was meaningless in these liaisons, and good order and discipline were absolutely compromised. The investigators were astonished by the breadth of the activity. Scores of military personnel were released, civilians were reprimanded but I don’t believe any were relieved of duty.
True to form, the liaisons took place in public restrooms and other sordid venues, even though they could have met at private off-base quarters and probably not gotten caught.
This was before DADT, but this gives a hint of what will be going on in the military that condones homosexuality. Every straight officer or enlisted will wonder if he or she will get fair treatment from a gay supervisor, given the proclivity of gays toward one another.
I once heard that if you put a group of blacks, hispanics, whites, and orientals in a room, that they will tend to congregate with their racial group. The only other identifier that transcends that is being gay — they place their gayness above all other indentifiers. Is this what we want for our military?
I think “orientals” are referred to as Asians in modern parlance.
Interesting, a few years ago I was at a post stateside where all services were stationed. A multi-service investigation uncovered an even huger straight ring that encompassed officers, enlisted, high and low ranking civilian employees and foreign nationals involved in one-on-one as well as group straight liaisons.
Rank was meaningless in these liaisons, and good order and discipline were absolutely compromised. The investigators were astonished by the breadth of the activity. Scores of military personnel were released, civilians were reprimanded but I don’t believe any were relieved of duty.
True to form, the liaisons took place in government owned barracks and other sordid venues, even though they could have met at private off-base quarters and probably not gotten caught.
Since there are no rules governing straight behavior, things really got out of hand and this gives a hint of what will be going on in the military that condones heterosexuality. Every gay officer or enlisted will wonder if he or she will get fair treatment from a straight supervisor, given the proclivity of straights toward one another.
I once heard that if you put a group of blacks, hispanics, whites, and orientals (ASIANS), in a room, that they will tend to congregate with their racial group. The only other identifier that transcends that is being straight — they place their straightness above all other indentifiers. Is this what we want for our military?
You are right about the groups segregating themselves. I wonder if the next step gays will try is to get a gay history month?
I’m still waiting for white history month.