MILITARY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

Hi, Mr. G. here, I knew of two in our Infantry Platoon in Vietnam in 1969.
One was our radio man, carried a PRC-77 and it had to weigh 20 or 30 pounds with the big ass battery and then the extra battery and antenas.
He carried that thru the Jungle and slept with the hand mic on his ear encase Battalion called or @"727Sky"  needed an LZ cleared.

The other gay guy was one of our assistant M-60 Gunner and he carried the Heavy ass Tripod and a M-79 with Phishet and HE rounds.
Would not have known, except myself, those two and my best friend went on R&R at Pattaya Beach in Thailand and they were inseparable day and night, especially night.
That was okay, a shock at first but we just didn't care, these two guys were very dependable when contact was made or in an abush setting just as good or better than most I served with.

The problem today I think is they've been programed to think of themselves as Victims and are owed special privileges.  
The gays of my day in the Military didn't Flaunt their gayness or demand to be treated special, they did their job and no one cared so much.
JMHO

Mr. G, I have to agree with you. There were plenty of homosexuals in the military when I was in. Both males and females. They didn't make a big deal about it and no one else made a big deal out of it. It wasn't even an issue of "don't ask, don't tell". It was an issue of, I mind my business you mind yours. I won't tell if you won't.

The military always had a rule of no public displays of affection, and there was always a basic core of ethics that we were expected to dress in and to wear. It is about uniformity and everyone being on the same page. If you want individuality, the military is not for you.

As described in the OP, the military is about getting the job done. That may involve breaking even some of their own rules. The military tries to make an attempt at being fair, as long as being fair doesn't stand in the way of the mission. In life and death situations, sometimes rules have to be broken, and careers are put at risk. We have all heard the stories and seen the movies. Ask Navy Capt. Brett Crozier.