I quite agree that the kind of behaviour you describe certainly isn't appropriate in the armed forces. Naturally, any sort of inappropriate behaviour, be it gay-related or otherwise shouldn't be tolerated. But as I'm sure you're aware, I'm not defending that kind of attitude. The "we're here and we're queer" rants might be appropriate for demonstrating on the streets, but it's not the kind of thing anyone should expect within a professional fighting force. As I've said repeatedly, the whole gay issue really shouldn't be that much of a big deal - and the responsibility for keeping the matter in some sort of proportion lays with everyone - including us homos!