Originally Posted by
pasta
What if you were in denial about your own sexuality (surprisingly common, especially for people brought up in an unsupportive environment) and assumed you were straight when you joined up? You love your job, you're good at your job, and after a few years you start to realise/accept who you really are? What do you do then? In the absolute best case you have to abandon the career you love and start all over again, very likely incurring financial hardship along the way, but there's also a very real risk of ending up with a criminal record which will probably close off many other career options. How would you feel about ending up in that position, through no fault of your own?
That is exactly the situation the medic was in.