And to the surprise of absolutely no one...

[Professur]

Of course they can. Every ship needs it's hairdresser and cabinboy.

 

[tonksy]

Actually, it was my experience that the males were Yeomen and Personnelmen and the females were of all ratings. Funny, huh?

 

[Professur]

If that sentence makes any sense to you, I'm sure it is.

 

[unclehobart]

Yeoman are secretaries and personelmen handle paperwork... sorta old school womens associated titles.

Ships servicemen is a greater classification of titles that barber falls under.

http://www.bluejacket.com/usn_ratings.html#rate

 

[tonksy]

I never knew a homosexual Ships serviceman (SH).

 

[Professur]

Wouldn't that be a HSSH?

 

[Inkara1]

Which, when pronounced, sounds a lot like the official "don't ask, don't tell" policy... HUSH HSSH.

 

[tonksy]

Don't ask, don't tell is a joke. The homosexuals were out and folks knew it and didn't give a shit

 

[Professur]

Don't ask, don't tell is a joke. The homosexuals were out and folks knew it and didn't give a shit

They were too busy having it stuffed back in, were they?

 

[tonksy]

No...that was expressly forbidden for all folks. Nice and all encompassing.

 

[Professur]

No...that was expressly forbidden for all folks. Nice and all encompassing.

A rule which I'm sure everyone followed to the letter.

 

[tonksy]

*Crosses fingers behind back
Sure it was!

 

[Gato_Solo]

*Crosses fingers behind back
Sure it was!

And I'm equally sure that those who were caught involved in such acts were duly discharged, heterosexual or homosexual.

 

[tonksy]

Pretty much.

 

[Gato_Solo]

So now the big question...If its illegal for everyone, how is that discriminatory for one group?

 

[spike]

If they deny meat to everybody because vegetarians don't want it then they wouldn't be disciminating either right?

 

[Gato_Solo]

If they deny meat to everybody because vegetarians don't want it then they wouldn't be disciminating either right?

Let me clue you in, since you have none of your own...

1. The rule against sodomy is always in force in the military.
2. The military is an all-volunteer organization.
3. You know the rules when you get in, and some before...If you know the rules, and break them, its not discrimination.

You want to express yourself and rejoice in your individuality, then don't join the military. Plain and simple, cut and dried. If they made meat illegal for everybody, then too bad. I won't eat meat. Its not discrimination.

BTW. There is a huge difference between diet and sexual preference.

 

[spike]

Let me clue you in, since you have none of your own...

1. The rule against sodomy is always in force in the military.
2. The military is an all-volunteer organization.
3. You know the rules when you get in, and some before...If you know the rules, and break them, its not discrimination.

You want to express yourself and rejoice in your individuality, then don't join the military. Plain and simple, cut and dried. If they made meat illegal for everybody, then too bad. I won't eat meat. Its not discrimination.

BTW. There is a huge difference between diet and sexual preference.

You have so much trouble with someone pointing out the flaws in your arguement that you feel the need to insult them when it happens. Learn some self control.

1. If the rule against eating meat was always in force does it make it less dicriminatory?
2. Volunteer basis has nothing to do with discrimination.
3. If you know the rules beforehand against not eating meat does it make it not discriminatory?

If they make rules against eating meat, practicing christianity, or omitting certain races which are the same for everybody it doesn't make them any less disciminatory.

The definition of discrimination does not change depending on what you discriminate against. The word always means the same thing.

 

[Gonz]

Upon taking the oath for the American Military service you voluntarily give up certain Constitutional rights. You also give up the right to do your own thing.

Don't like it? Don't join.

 

[spike]

Which has nothing to do with whether certain practices are discriminatory.