Gays in Military deadhorseFollow

The answer to "why is this a big deal?" seems simple enough to me. There may be a "long list of things you can't talk about," but it doesn't seem right that a hetero guy, when given leave from the base, can go sleep with any number of women, come back to the base and brag about it, but a homosexual has to be careful about whether or not they have sex with a guy, and make sure they aren't seen flirting, or they'll be thrown out.

However, disciplinary action for sleeping around is different from being thrown out for sleeping with one person of the same sex.

You know those "300" Spartans that fought at Thermopylae - you know, the ones in that movie that's coming out soon...

They were 150 gay couples.

Prudes. It would have been cooler if they were one massive orgy-pile of three hundred muscular bodies, blindly thrusting their meaty ***** into whatever holes they could penetrate.

In fact, they should have blocked the pass with their great writhing man-pile.

Wrong. The homosexual soldier is not removed from the service unless they make an issue of their homosexuality. Most commands look the other way, and ignore things, unless the is causing a disruption among the ranks.

(b) Policy.— A member of the armed forces shall be separated from the armed forces under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense if one or more of the following findings is made and approved in accordance with procedures set forth in such regulations:

(1) That the member has engaged in, attempted to engage in, or solicited another to engage in a homosexual act or acts unless there are further findings, made and approved in accordance with procedures set forth in such regulations, that the member has demonstrated that—
(A) such conduct is a departure from the member’s usual and customary behavior;
(B) such conduct, under all the circumstances, is unlikely to recur;
(C) such conduct was not accomplished by use of force, coercion, or intimidation;
(D) under the particular circumstances of the case, the member’s continued presence in the armed forces is consistent with the interests of the armed forces in proper discipline, good order, and morale; and
(E) the member does not have a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts.

(2) That the member has stated that he or she is a homosexual or bisexual, or words to that effect, unless there is a further finding, made and approved in accordance with procedures set forth in the regulations, that the member has demonstrated that he or she is not a person who engages in, attempts to engage in, has a propensity to engage in, or intends to engage in homosexual acts.

(3) That the member has married or attempted to marry a person known to be of the same biological sex.

Because they allow them to enlist knowingly. Once you've in-processed a few thousand guys into the army, you start to pick up on the fact that cadre doesn't give a **** if you're taking it up the *** or not, as long as you can still fire a rifle, carry your gear, and pass the APFT. As long as you don't make waves, you're fine.

For those that think people don't know, trust me, they know, they just don't care.

Um...that's the point, so it doesn't become a big deal.