You were in the Air force, free from fighting a ground war. Take it from those of us who actually did. You have no clue what you are saying, or what we think or feel.
you took my words right out of my mouth
being on the ground in a fox hole is very different to flying a plane.
I never had the luxury of a room with only two or three guys, we had a platoon and even more sometimes to share the shower or room.
Then the biggest problem was the guy snoring where you threw your boot at him.
Now what?
I spent most of my USAF career in either Special Ops or Missiles. It wasn’t all air-conditioned O’Clubs and cable TV. I know what up close and personal military action is like.
In the missile community, there was the same hysteria when launch crews were integrated. Spending 24 hours locked in an underground capsule with a person of the opposite sex was thought to be an open invitation to sex orgies, rape and perversion. It never developed into a significant problem.