Ouch, WTF, that is hitting below the belt Originally Posted by discreetgentThe ladies tell stories about how those army guys fire off their rounds quickly
Ouch, WTF, that is hitting below the belt Originally Posted by discreetgentThe ladies tell stories about how those army guys fire off their rounds quickly
My changing position never happens as a result of what someone, that I'm debating with, has said. Originally Posted by herfacechairThat surprises me not... Can't let a little thing like somebody else being right get in the way of your own brilliance....and I use that word VERY loosely...
Again, I do know the community, and the audience. Originally Posted by herfacechairNo, you don't....certainly not this audience...
Nope, I listen to arguments I disagree with all the time...it's the pathetically hopeless I tend to tune out...which I'll be getting back to doing in just a second...
The real reason you don't have any interest in anything I'm saying is that you disagree with my side of the argument. Originally Posted by herfacechair
Sisyphus: So, at ease, Chief!Now, now...I thought you were a history buff, Boss. You used to be "Chief" to the rest of the squad until somebody got a bug up their ass about that being a "Navy" thang...
Wrong NCO Corps. Originally Posted by herfacechair
Actually, you missed the mark. Originally Posted by herfacechairNo, I didn't. You can deny being pegged all you wish...doesn't make it so.
I've ben doing this for years, so I shouldn't have a problem "keeping at it." And no, my life isn't lonely. Heck, I have a blast with these debates. I'd still get a chuckle at some of the things the opposition as said, or claimed, in the past. Originally Posted by herfacechairRrrrriiiiiiiggggggghhhhhtttttt t............ two years of blogging....two followers....no comments......
They repealed the DADT policy. They didn't declare that gay men get to dress like queens or perform blow jobs in the shower. These guys still have to conform to standards of military behavior.There are regulations prohibiting BJs, but cross dressing on one's off-duty time as a separate offense per se has not been an issue before. I imagine officers and NCOs will find themselves in uncharted territory not unlike the individuals being scapegoated in the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan - who was not kicked out before hand because he was Muslim. (Because the Army wanted to appear PC, there was political pressure to recruit and retain as many Muslim personnel as possible - even when it meant retaining men like Hasan.) There will soon be instances where officers and NCOs will have their careers ruined because they do try to enforce discipline, and there will be those whose careers will be ruined because they did not (like in the Hasan case) enforce in accordance with how 20/20 hindsight dictated.
BTW, I think it was a good call. It was a dumb policy. Originally Posted by pjorourke
I’ve been there, and personally I know I would have definitely have had problems serving with men, such as Rupaul and Kressly, who overtly advertise their homosexuality. Originally Posted by I B HankeringI doubt there is a snoball's chance in hell of someone like Rupaul or Kressly signing up.
Here is one example. A soldier serving under DADT breaks up with his/her partner. The partner wants to get even and informs the military that the soldier is gay, soldier is discharged. There have to be other scenarios similar to this one. Fundamentally having to hide something that will lead to a discharge isn't a workable or fair policy.
Under DADT, gay men and women were not prohibited from serving, but they had to agree to serve UTR. So what was the problem; especially since all branches of the service have regulations against any form of extramarital sexual relationships? Under most circumstances, extramarital affairs (especially with providers) are career ending affairs: sexual promiscuity will get one discharged regardless of sexuality. Originally Posted by I B Hankering
I doubt there is a snoball's chance in hell of someone like Rupaul or Kressly signing up. Originally Posted by pjorourke
You are not going back far enough in history DFW.
http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/html/...ssay2text.html
The notion of segregating people considered unfit to reproduce dates back to antiquity. For example, the Old Testament describes the Amalekites – a supposedly depraved group that God condemned to death... Originally Posted by WTF
Here is one example. A soldier serving under DADT breaks up with his/her partner. The partner wants to get even and informs the military that the soldier is gay, soldier is discharged. There have to be other scenarios similar to this one. Fundamentally having to hide something that will lead to a discharge isn't a workable or fair policy. Originally Posted by discreetgentAccording to the UCMJ, which covers all branches, any soldier, sailor or Marine is subject to being discharged for having any extramarital relationship - regardless of the sex of their partner. In cases where an enlisted individual is not immediately discharged, he/she is, in most cases, blocked from re-enlisting. Officers are drummed out without hesitation: "Conduct Unbecoming."
Let me rephrase my statement: "Money talks." Originally Posted by SR OnlyThat's beside the point, here's what you also said, right after that phrase: