I really cant believe this is 2011. As a long retired old fart I thought it would be my generation who were the homophobic dinosaurs, but apparently not. Frankly if I were still serving and sitting in the back seat of an FJ I wouldnt give a toss which way the front-seater swings, as long as he (or she) was a bloody good pilot, and that goes for any other trade in the service.
We should have come a long way since the days when talent was lost to the services because of the individual's sexuality, either because they feared to join up because of the ever-present risk of blackmail, or were chucked out if they were discovered. I'm really amazed at the out of date attitudes still on display here, with the exception of KeyPilot and a couple of others
. Toleration of gays, lesbians and bisexuals is not political correctness but good manners and good sense.
Btw I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Lib-Dems, nor have I ever read the Guardian or hugged a tree!