> I think that it is a safe assumption that you have never served in the military. If you had, you would know that units are tightly knit and it is imperative that all members of the team be comfortable with each other. Inherent in this is the belief by the group that the rest are just like you and are--like 97+ percent of the male population--heterosexual, i.e., "normal."
Just my opinion, but I think you may have mistaken FWF's meaning. I took his comment to mean: "Why do they think they have to make an open big deal about being gay? What's wrong with shutting up and just serving your country?"
But I could be wrong... it's happened before. :)
That’s exactly what I meant. I guess I wasn’t being very clear about it.
Re your post 56, I looked at it again and I came to the same conclusion, he was saying what’s the big deal about homosexuals being openly about their sexual “appetites” and I was pointing out that the military does not wish that orientation known nor practiced in its ranks for the reasons I outlined.
As regards your statement “What’s wrong with shutting up and just serving your country?” well, that’s the current policy, don’t ask, don’t tell (accent on “don’t tell”).