My dad was in the Navy late 70s to early 2000s, had VHS tapes that guys had camcordered during deployments, especially to Desert Storm. One of the reasons I have fond memories of Top Gun is because it reminds me so much of my dad’s Navy. No gays, no women pretending that they’re fighting-men, no liberal BS. There was some “gay” humor, but only because everybody was straight or damn sure pretending to be straight, so it was just a funny way to make someone uncomfortable.
If you visit the museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pennsecola, you can visit the restraunt that is a recreation of the Cubi Point O Club and find his Squadron Plaque.