"Don't ask. Don't tell." was only half the law. The other half was "Don't pursue. Don't harrass." The second half was where the teeth were, IIRC. I don't remember specifics, but it was the job of the commanding officer to be aware if anyone under his command was engaging in harrassment or pursuit and to put an immediate stop to it. The i…
"Don't ask. Don't tell." was only half the law. The other half was "Don't pursue. Don't harrass." The second half was where the teeth were, IIRC. I don't remember specifics, but it was the job of the commanding officer to be aware if anyone under his command was engaging in harrassment or pursuit and to put an immediate stop to it. The intent was remove any incentives and provide severe consequences for sweeping anything under the rug. For the soldier causing the problem, 'gay panic' was not an acceptable defence.
Years later I read that even before the law was changed, many low level commanders were transferring their problem people to other assignments. Apparently many/most soldiers who had problems with gay soldiers ALSO were causing problems in unrelated ways.
This is what I've gleaned from numerous articles over the years.
Ye I never did figure out the problem. In Israel everybody has mandatory military service. Every gender and sexuality has to serve. And you certainly can't say it ever had a negative on troop morale, discipline, cohesion, etc. :-)
"Don't ask. Don't tell." was only half the law. The other half was "Don't pursue. Don't harrass." The second half was where the teeth were, IIRC. I don't remember specifics, but it was the job of the commanding officer to be aware if anyone under his command was engaging in harrassment or pursuit and to put an immediate stop to it. The intent was remove any incentives and provide severe consequences for sweeping anything under the rug. For the soldier causing the problem, 'gay panic' was not an acceptable defence.
Years later I read that even before the law was changed, many low level commanders were transferring their problem people to other assignments. Apparently many/most soldiers who had problems with gay soldiers ALSO were causing problems in unrelated ways.
This is what I've gleaned from numerous articles over the years.
Ye I never did figure out the problem. In Israel everybody has mandatory military service. Every gender and sexuality has to serve. And you certainly can't say it ever had a negative on troop morale, discipline, cohesion, etc. :-)
Gonna leave any and everything related to Israel alone. :-x
Good reminder. Ughs are usually ughs in more than one area of life. More oy than joy.