[Jeff Head]

Because you can't have a Captain falling in love with some Sergeant in his company, or a Sergeant falling in love with a corporal in the platoon. It effects their judgement and what they will do in combat or other serious, high pressure situations where life and death decisions, potentially regarding the one you are in "love" with, have to be made.

It creates serious problems with group moral when those type of things start happening.

IMHO, it is the same reason why woman should not be in group combat situations.

[brwnsuga]

Because you can't have a Captain falling in love with some Sergeant in his company, or a Sergeant falling in love with a corporal in the platoon.

That's happening now with women being in the military. Are you going to kick them out because someone finds one attractive? That's just silly. If women really want true equality in the military, they should be willing to go where ever they're sent.

[Coldwater Creek]

Ditto's, especially on the women statement!!!!

[Tokra]

Because you can't have a Captain falling in love with some Sergeant in his company, or a Sergeant falling in love with a corporal in the platoon. It effects their judgement and what they will do in combat or other serious, high pressure situations where life and death decisions, potentially regarding the one you are in "love" with, have to be made.

And what happens when a heterosexual Captain falls in love with a female Sergeant? How is that any different?

[longtermmemmory]

not to also mention the ZERO privacy and extreme close quarters. I remember seeing a video of where submariners sleep and how their living "quaters" were little more than a 3'X 3'X 7' foot bunk. each seperated only by a curtain.

Homsexuals are defined by their attraction to the same sex, they are not military material.