My polisci class has a 10-12 page research paper due in April and of course there are various due dates leading up to that 8| I need a topic by Wednesday
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Only sort of. They're not allowed in infantry, armour (I think), and artillery units, and there's actually a case for that (for the infantry one at least) which I'm not sure I'd want to argue against.
Perhaps some digging could turn up restrictions I wasn't aware of, though, which would make it a topic worth looking into at least.
My dad's best friend is retired USAF, and he says "Yeah, I knew some gay guys in the Air Force. Everyone kinda -knew-, but no one really cared unless they were really flamboyant about it..." I don't know if the Army attitude differs from this, though. You would probably know more about that.
It's the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which means that nobody's allowed to ask if you're gay, and if they do ask, you don't have to answer.
They can still kick you out for being gay, but as long as you never admit to it, they can't pursue it. So basically, you can't be OPENLY gay in the Military. You have to hide it.
Yeah, mostly because those are the sorts of guys who tend to stay in.
I wouldn't mind if it was a rule against sexuality in general, but you know. You don't get kicked out of the Army for talking about your heterosexual partner.
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What about women in the military? I know they have quite a few restrictions on 'em in the US compared to other countries.
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Perhaps some digging could turn up restrictions I wasn't aware of, though, which would make it a topic worth looking into at least.
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They can still kick you out for being gay, but as long as you never admit to it, they can't pursue it. So basically, you can't be OPENLY gay in the Military. You have to hide it.
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I wouldn't mind if it was a rule against sexuality in general, but you know. You don't get kicked out of the Army for talking about your heterosexual partner.
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