[PapaBear3625]

But, at the end of the day, does it really matter? I don't know about your job, or your workplace - but we have very harsh and severe penalties for co-workers who use profanity to people outside of their department. For example, imagine a Navy (Sailor or Officer) walking up to an Army Sgt. and telling him "I need you to f----g (insert anything here". Let's just say that it wouldn't be a good situation. Getting hung up would be the LEAST of your problems.

Depends on the situation. If a Navy sailor said to an Army Sgt "Hand me that f----g stapler", it would be appropriate to tell the Navy guy to watch his mouth.

If a Navy sailor said to an Army Sgt "Get your guys and grab your f----g guns, we got pirates coming over the railing!" and the Army Sgt did ANYTHING BUT quickly comply, I would have the Sgt court-martialed, if not thrown overboard.

In an emergency situation where lives are potentially at stake, EVERYTHING takes a back seat to dealing with the emergency, including being bothered by bad language.

[ZX12R]

In an emergency situation where lives are potentially at stake, EVERYTHING takes a back seat to dealing with the emergency, including being bothered by bad language.

It's quite stunning that you would have to actually explain this to someone. What kind of person would not agree with that?