I went in with a husband-of-three-years...who also enlisted at the same time.
In basic training—from a bay of 40 recruits—I would guess that the lesbian to hetro ratio would have been about 5/40...or 1/8.
Loose women would have been a ratio of about 8/40...or 1/5.
The rest of us had various reasons for enlisting. Not the least of which was to do our part.
Not everyone made it through: One broke a leg, one got pregnant, a couple couldn't make it through the physical demands, and a couple didn't have the psychological stamina to make it.
My husband went through basic at the same time I did (Men and women were separate back then.); but I don't know what his ratios were.
We weren't all sluts, and we weren't all gay...but I do have to admit that I did encounter some prejudice for my military service at the time. I didn't care because I knew me.
Well, as I said above, my father’s strong aversion to my enlistment, because of his viewpoint about military women, is what kept me out in 1965.
In my experience, things have changed a lot, and from my son’s Army experience in the 90s, there were a number of very respectable, very competent women serving.
In my family, the tradition is, women do not enlist, men do. So far, that’s the way it’s been...
And on behalf of me and my family, thank you for your service to our country.