As the Chief Master at Arms, (Navy equivalent to a cop), I investigated and prosecuted, (at Captains Mast), many gays for this type of activity. I was able to have numerous gays courts martialed for this also.
I had one 3rd class petty officer that told me during a pre discharge interview that his supervisor, a 2nd class, got him drunk and then tried to rape him at the 2nd class’ apartment. The 3rd class hit the 2nd class with a telephone and ran.
The reason that 3rd class was not re-enlisting was because of this 2nd class. If the 3rd class had stayed in the Navy, he would have remained on the ship with the 2nd class. We were at sea at the time and I had to put the 2nd class in a 24 hr protective custody while doing the investigation. Several other junior enlisted came forward with rape and attempted rape charges against the 2nd class and we were able to courts martial him.
Believe me when I say an active gay onboard ship at sea is really bad for moral, and can be a serious threat to the gay’s life. The ocean is unforgiving if you happen to “fall overboard” at night in the middle of the Pacific.
sweet, you know more than me on this
Did they always keep it super secret? Pass cover stories or something?
Because I could never confirm the rumors and no one wanted to talk about it. It almost seemed if any of the rumors were true, they had a very exacting protocol for dealing with it.
Ever time a rumor began circulating, the same pattern would repeat.
I was low on the totem pole, I wasn’t privy to any of this. It appeared that the only ones that knew these things were the Master at Arms, The Command Master Chief, and LCDRs and above.
The rumors always started when only these people were allowed at Captain’s Mast.