[MineralMan]

"He could have simply kept his mouth shut. It's his own fault."

Well, I don't know the details of his discharge 8 days before retirement, and I don't think you do either. As a veteran, myself, I recognize that this guy, whatever his sexual side, served just 8 days short of 20 years.

They could have put him on leave for those 8 days or done something else. This feels like some sort of vindictive act on someone's part.

[Sabertooth]

They could have put him on leave for those 8 days or done something else. This feels like some sort of vindictive act on someone's part.

If he came out eight days before retirement and was not discharged, that would have opened the door for a subsequent claim of selective enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," by someone else. Actually, I'm inclined to think this was a set-up, with the latter goal in mind. Just my hunch.