2010-12-19, 07:22 AM
Military or not, as I said human nature will take over, even on the battlefield. You can brainwash a human all you want for combat, but still, they are human at the core and they do have fears that no amount of training can conquer or erase. The mind is not the PC/Laptop hard drive we can upload, download, erase, format, and reinstall as we see fit. Core emotions of any human being, even military will show their ugly head from time to time regardless of what you have done. Talk to any recovering phobia patient and they will tell you how difficult phobias are to deal with.
I'm not talking about the military mindset of faithful to the corp. My argument is over basic human emotion and fears from a psychological standpoint. The pentagon and government leaders spew politics to make things sound good, seem appealing, and butter us up to think, "maybe it will all be okay".
And by the way, MEPS isn't perfect.
Well here's a good question to ponder:
How were homosexuals treated in the military BEFORE the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law was original enacted?
Not only that look at the age of people going into the military 18~21 years old. People those age still have levels of immaturity that any amount of training won't get rid of and often never does. Social stigmas, regional bias, and even religious indifference have always been a force to be reckoned with and still are. You honestly think that somebody isn't just going to not say or do anything in the military? That's wishful thinking and if you want wishful thinking here's a good line for you: Wish in one hand and take a crap in the other and then see which fills up first.
Publicly saying you are "whatever" is opening a door for any amount of scrutiny, bias, indifference, and feedback in the book regardless of positive or negative.
All I'm saying is this: Being gay or straight is no one's business, but your own and your partners. If you, or both of you, choose to be public with your lifestyle then do so, but be aware of the feedback you may get, and don't complain when you get negative feedback for your actions. Your going public with the issue was your responsibility, no one else's. And don't forget, sometimes digression is the better part of valor. People are more often willing to accept differences if they get to know people slowly, rather than have everything dropped in their lap like a 5,000 page manual you have 1 day to learn and memorize.
I'll say it and you can think of me afterwards however you like:
People who go public with issues, flaunt themselves and show off, and then cry "woe is me" when people stigmatize them, chastise them, and ridicule them for their actions are nothing but childish, immature, belligerent, attention whores who deserved their treatment whether they like it or not.
I'm not talking about the military mindset of faithful to the corp. My argument is over basic human emotion and fears from a psychological standpoint. The pentagon and government leaders spew politics to make things sound good, seem appealing, and butter us up to think, "maybe it will all be okay".
And by the way, MEPS isn't perfect.
Well here's a good question to ponder:
How were homosexuals treated in the military BEFORE the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law was original enacted?
Not only that look at the age of people going into the military 18~21 years old. People those age still have levels of immaturity that any amount of training won't get rid of and often never does. Social stigmas, regional bias, and even religious indifference have always been a force to be reckoned with and still are. You honestly think that somebody isn't just going to not say or do anything in the military? That's wishful thinking and if you want wishful thinking here's a good line for you: Wish in one hand and take a crap in the other and then see which fills up first.
Publicly saying you are "whatever" is opening a door for any amount of scrutiny, bias, indifference, and feedback in the book regardless of positive or negative.
All I'm saying is this: Being gay or straight is no one's business, but your own and your partners. If you, or both of you, choose to be public with your lifestyle then do so, but be aware of the feedback you may get, and don't complain when you get negative feedback for your actions. Your going public with the issue was your responsibility, no one else's. And don't forget, sometimes digression is the better part of valor. People are more often willing to accept differences if they get to know people slowly, rather than have everything dropped in their lap like a 5,000 page manual you have 1 day to learn and memorize.
I'll say it and you can think of me afterwards however you like:
People who go public with issues, flaunt themselves and show off, and then cry "woe is me" when people stigmatize them, chastise them, and ridicule them for their actions are nothing but childish, immature, belligerent, attention whores who deserved their treatment whether they like it or not.