So I'm thinking of enlisting.
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North_Ranger
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They have their work cut out for them, then. What with you being so subtle about it and all that...
North_Ranger
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And people don't always catch the "vibe" in the first place. I for one was surprised to learn that a long-time acquaintance of mine was gay - and everybody else already knew that. Guess my "gaydar" is busted.
I don't remember a psych eval when I joined up but that was 9 years and three months ago so I don't remember much
It's almost like homosexuals are normal people just like everyone else.
North_Ranger
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Damn, I ended up sounding like a bigot again, didn't I?
Damn, I ended up sounding like a bigot again, didn't I?
[/QUOTE]Yeah, we all think you are a bigot. A mean old bigot.
Damn, I ended up sounding like a bigot again, didn't I?
[/QUOTE]Don't ask, don't tell.
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That law has been put under a fairly strict set of counter-redtape. It still happens, but it takes significant effort to do it, and I imagine that policy getting stricken soon. I've thought it hugely insulting to US military that it was insinuated they couldn't deal with something like gays in their unit because it was "so dangerous." In the face of watching these kids get blown up by IED's and coming home without legs etc, gays seem like the least of their worries.
Dave
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There have been known gays in the military since the Spartans wore those FABULOUS outfits!
There was a guy in my unit everyone assumed was gay. But of course, nobody knew for sure as that was before DADT. He took a lot of shit.
I'd like to have a nice, neat ending to this story but I don't. He got transferred to Okinawa and I never saw him again. I do know of two WMs who were actually caught in a compromising situation but I don't think anything ever happened to either of them. One was married and the other was so hot she could boil water by looking at it all sultry.
Apparently gays in the military are tolerated if they are two hot chicks.
There was a guy in my unit everyone assumed was gay. But of course, nobody knew for sure as that was before DADT. He took a lot of shit.
I'd like to have a nice, neat ending to this story but I don't. He got transferred to Okinawa and I never saw him again. I do know of two WMs who were actually caught in a compromising situation but I don't think anything ever happened to either of them. One was married and the other was so hot she could boil water by looking at it all sultry.
Apparently gays in the military are tolerated if they are two hot chicks.
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Chazwozel
Ah WM's or as my cousin's unit call them. Wookie Monsters.
Dave
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Your cousin's unit is missing out. The ones we had were amazing. The one who got with the dude's wife is still one of the best looking women I've ever seen. And you get them in those dress skirts...Rawr! Yes, we had some more normal WM box-butts, but I'm sure they say the same thing about the quality of men they saw. Some good, some not good.
Then there was the one who tried to kill herself by drinking a non-toxic cleaning agent. Made her very ill but wasn't deadly in the least.
Looking back I knew a lot of freaks in the Corps. Remind me to tell you sometime of the guy who wanted to get out and tried to use M*A*S*H as his masterplan.
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WM's? Is there a jargon glossary out there?
I wanted to join the Army after 9/11. I had some buddies join up. I still feel like I should have. I'm too old now for anything but maybe the Guard or the Reserves. My dad was Green Beret, Ranger, 101st Airborne in Vietnam. I wanted to see if I had what it takes to make it through Green Beret training. After seeing the Green Beret training on the History/Military channel, I don't think I would have made it. Ultimately, it was my dad that talked me out of joining. I think I'll always regret not joining though.
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Chazwozel
Women Marines.
Wookie Monsters.
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My cousin is four years younger than me and joined the Marines after I finished undergrad. I was considering it after I graduated high school, but I didn't lose my way to college. Anyway, he told me if he could do it over again, he'd tell his recruiter to shove Iraq up his ass.
One of my best friends is in Iraq right now. He been to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. He's an EOD. Big fucking brass balls. He doesn't complain at all. I don't know how he does it. Another buddy told me about nearly melting in the 114° heat, in the shade! They do tell me that getting my PhD was better than enlisting.
The whole "Don't-Ask Don't Tell" thing is like a joke that everyone's already heard the punchline to. I had a staff sergeant at one of my units who was, while not exactly in-your-face about it, wasn't trying to hide it, either. There were some jokes cracked about him, both to his face and behind his back, which he took with a grain of salt. Ultimately, everybody really just cared if he did his job and wasn't an asshole.
You know, like a person.
You know, like a person.
Dave
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You got logic on my homophobia! That's going to take forever to wash off!
*snip*
There. Now my intolerance level has been restored.
You know what. Never mind. The joke isn't worth showing a picture of these idiots from the Westboro church.
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Appreciate it, Dave. I want them to come down here. It might be worth the lawsuit/firing that would ensue.
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