So much for the sky falling and the rivers running with blood.

Guess this makes it easier for sailors to find a date?

i heart that movie...

/i'm pretty sure pyle didn't go all crazy just because he liked the penis
//did i miss the point?

"Do you suck dick, Private?"
"SIR YES SIR!"
"I respect that."

Leave us face it, gays in any branch of the military are hardly a new phenomenon. Hell, it was a gay guy from Germany who taught the Continental Army not to go into panic mode whenever they saw people with pointy things advancing on them.

factoryconnection: StrikitRich: Guess this makes it easier for sailors to find a date?

Hey, hey, hey... there is no shortage of fat girls in the US or desperate women in the Philippines. We don't need any help thank you very much.

It's only queer if you're tied to the pier, eh sailor?

Marge trying to explain to Homer that his friend is gay:

Marge: "Homer, he prefers the company of men."

Homer: "Who doesn't?"

For some reason, I always thought Jim Nabors was gay. He isn't. He just worked so much he never had time for anything else outside Hollywood. Also, in the Gomer Pyle, USMC opening title sequence, most of those Marines he is marching with got killed in Vietnam.

Shouldn't that be:

Private Pyle: Sir, I prefer the company of men, Sir!

/the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir, do you maggots understand that?

Well this is cool but I have to think this has more to do with being desperate for recruits than acceptance.

- "I bet you're the kind of guy that would fark a man in the arse and wouldn't even have the goddamn common courtesy to give him a reach-around."
- "Sir, would you like for me to fark you in the arse while giving you a reach-around, sir?"
- "... yes. But first *unzips* get down on your knees and choke yourself!"

*later*

-"You climb obstacles like old gay men fark, you know that Private Pyle?"
- "Sir, would that be old gay men with or without Viagra, sir?"
- "... without... I guess?"
- "Sir, I feel sufficiently berated, sir!"

Jake Havechek: For some reason, I always thought Jim Nabors was gay. He isn't. He just worked so much he never had time for anything else outside Hollywood. Also, in the Gomer Pyle, USMC opening title sequence, most of those Marines he is marching with got killed in Vietnam.

Wow that's sad, war sucks!

factoryconnection: Baron Harkonnen: "Do you suck dick, Private?"
"SIR YES SIR!"
"I respect that."

So I wonder if you can insult a gay person with heterophobic lines. "Are you sure you're gay? You've got all the rhythm of a broken clock!"

They'll probably just fark you harder after you say that. Angry gay dudes can be mean.

Captain Serious respects biatch-on-biatch lifestyles.

Hartman: "Well, no shiat. What have we got here, a farking comedian? Private Joker. I admire your honesty. Hell, I like you, you can come over to my house and fark my sister!"

Joker: "But I'd prefer your brother"

Hartman: "NTTAWWT

If you need specialized training that goes beyond "Dude, get over it already" in order to be able to deal with the sight of two men kissing, then buddy, you have WAY bigger issues to deal with than allowing homosexuals to sign up for national defense.

FTFA: The latest round of training material asks Marines to consider their reactions to a wide range of scenarios, from seeing a member "hanging around" a gay bar to hearing locker-room jokes from others who refuse to shower in front of gays.

So the logical and reasonable course is to force people to shower in front of those of opposing gender-identities, regardless of whether or not that makes them uncomfortable.

Because, hey, not only do we have to accept everyone - we have to expose our genitals to them too!

FatSteveWasted: Hartman: "Well, no shiat. What have we got here, a farking comedian? Private Joker. I admire your honesty. Hell, I like you, you can come over to my house and fark my sister!"

Joker: "But I'd prefer your brother"

Hartman: "NTTAWWT

Beat me to it :)

...and Drill Instructors never, ever hit their recruits.


When he appeared this month before the House Armed Services Committee, he said he had been looking for problems that might arise under the new policy and hadn't found any "recalcitrant pushback."

LOL

kingoomieiii: Now, hang on. If we can't arbitrarily judge and berate each other because of our own prejudices, how will we maintain unit cohesion?

Seems to me unit cohesion is, well, kinda gay.

I am glad that gays can now openly serve in the military, but there are a couple of things for any gay serving in the military to consider, before choosing to come out. The thing that worries me is that the military is a very big place, with lots of diverse personalities, who will handle the subject of serving with someone who is gay in many different ways. Some of them, a very small minority, but a present one will probably be willing to deal with it by using disgusting and illegal tactics, including and leading up to trying to commit murder and covering it up either as a training accident, or a battlefield incident.

My advise would be for gays to feel free to live their lives openly away from their unit, but to use caution, and only to share that information with people you trust within your unit. In time, as the military adjusts to having openly gay individuals serving among them, then it might be safer to come out more fully.

"Your days of fudge-packing ol' Marky-John Rottencrotch through his pretty pink panties are over!"

Subby here......my first greenlight! This is a red-letter day indeed!!

Feepit: FTFA: The latest round of training material asks Marines to consider their reactions to a wide range of scenarios, from seeing a member "hanging around" a gay bar to hearing locker-room jokes from others who refuse to shower in front of gays.

So the logical and reasonable course is to force people to shower in front of those of opposing gender-identities, regardless of whether or not that makes them uncomfortable.

Because, hey, not only do we have to accept everyone - we have to expose our genitals to them too!

If you didn't have a tiny, malformed pecker you wouldn't mind.

ghare: If you didn't have a tiny, malformed pecker you wouldn't mind.

I take it you support co-ed public showers, then?

I am getting a kick out of these replies...

Hartman: Get your fat ass up there! I'll bet if there was some "lady parts" up there you would get up there, wouldn't you?

Private Pyle: Sir, I prefer the company of men.

Hartman:Hear that platoon? Private Pyle gets to bang the last man over the wall. Now MOVE YOUR ASSES!!!

/Being a drill sergeant is all about inspiration

We're going to have the most fabulous military ever!

NTTAWWT

KimNorth: Well this is cool but I have to think this has more to do with being desperate for recruits than acceptance.

Cynicism fail. For example (new window):

"Marine Corps Recruiting Command surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal year 2010 by enlisting 33,887 Marines and accessing 1,703 officers. This is the 15th year in a row that the Marine Corps has reached its total force accessions goals."

And the really depressing thing-- I mean, for our assessment of your intelligence-- is that it took me less than 10 seconds to find definitive information on the question.

They will just have to make their insults neutral, "Get your fat ass up there I bet if there was pussy and/or cock on top of that obstacle you would get up there wouldn't you?"

/don't care which direction they swing as long as they shoot straight

factoryconnection: DirkTheDaring: If you need specialized training that goes beyond "Dude, get over it already" in order to be able to deal with the sight of two men kissing, then buddy, you have WAY bigger issues to deal with than allowing homosexuals to sign up for national defense.

Completely unfamiliar with the military, are you? We train on EVERYTHING. Assume that people will just know what to do in accordance with the regs, and you will have people failing to meet those regs all over the place. Does your workplace ever have sexual harassment prevention and response training? Does that automatically make you a sexual predator?

If you think that repealing one of the articles of the UCMJ is a minor occurrence, think again.

you may find this interesting reading considering you are in the military (i assume from your comments): History (new window)

Gays have been in the military for a VERY long time...

factoryconnection: KimNorth: Well this is cool but I have to think this has more to do with being desperate for recruits than acceptance.

False. Since 2008 recruiters have been easily meeting their quotas due to the recession. DADT was repealed only months ago.

Misleading. Meeting general quotas, perhaps, but not keeping up with demand -- as any of the "reserves" currently living a full-time military lifestyle going on five years now could tell you. This is especially true in the more specialized areas such as language and communication.

DubyaHater: Subby here......my first greenlight! This is a redgreen-letter day indeed!!

FTFY

Feepit: ghare: If you didn't have a tiny, malformed pecker you wouldn't mind.

I take it you support co-ed public showers, then?

I do but I'm definitely wearing flip flops in there

ghare: Feepit: FTFA: The latest round of training material asks Marines to consider their reactions to a wide range of scenarios, from seeing a member "hanging around" a gay bar to hearing locker-room jokes from others who refuse to shower in front of gays.

So the logical and reasonable course is to force people to shower in front of those of opposing gender-identities, regardless of whether or not that makes them uncomfortable.

Because, hey, not only do we have to accept everyone - we have to expose our genitals to them too!

If you didn't have a tiny, malformed pecker you wouldn't mind.

Good one. Seriously, we've had gays openly out of the closet in the service for years up here. If someone feels severely threatened by the presence of a homosexual then I would question if that person is really suited for a military career. They'll be in your unit anyhow.

The Marines want indestructible men, men without fear. If you're scared about getting eyeballed in the shower, you're a non hacker. Go join up the "core" instead, and make sure your wife isn't typing on your FARK account.

treesloth: KimNorth: Well this is cool but I have to think this has more to do with being desperate for recruits than acceptance.

Cynicism fail. For example (new window):

"Marine Corps Recruiting Command surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal year 2010 by enlisting 33,887 Marines and accessing 1,703 officers. This is the 15th year in a row that the Marine Corps has reached its total force accessions goals."

And the really depressing thing-- I mean, for our assessment of your intelligence-- is that it took me less than 10 seconds to find definitive information on the question.

Falk off and lighten up, I know your excited about the newly accepted gay recruits but I mean really...questioning my intelligence?

ghostofreasonpast: I am glad that gays can now openly serve in the military, but there are a couple of things for any gay serving in the military to consider, before choosing to come out. The thing that worries me is that the military is a very big place, with lots of diverse personalities, who will handle the subject of serving with someone who is gay in many different ways. Some of them, a very small minority, but a present one will probably be willing to deal with it by using disgusting and illegal tactics, including and leading up to trying to commit murder and covering it up either as a training accident, or a battlefield incident.

My advise would be for gays to feel free to live their lives openly away from their unit, but to use caution, and only to share that information with people you trust within your unit. In time, as the military adjusts to having openly gay individuals serving among them, then it might be safer to come out more fully.

Being in the military means following orders, and these days it also means you are the face of America overseas. That face should be honorable and diverse, representing if not the best, then at least the most accurate, cross-section of those willing to put their lives on the line for their country. If that makes some folks uncomfortable, TOUGH. You're a soldier/sailor/marine/etc. and your job involves discomfort. It involves dealing with people who aren't like you.

We have a volunteer armed service. Turning away those who are capable and willing to serve is ridiculous, and turning away highly trained and competent people with unique skills is suicidal -- especially when your only objection is based on either mild discomfort in the shower (which many folks have regardless of orientation) or your own religious beliefs.