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How can people protesting a 'violent military' deal with the cognitive dissonance inherent in using violence to protest? My mind is realing at such a logical leap of faith.

Did I say I had a problem with jokes?... Again, jokes are a far cry different than hearing insults tossed around at gays hundreds of times a day. If that is the opinion though, I'll shut up about it, and just quietly deal with it in my own way.

That's a pretty false analogy, really, and it's not like it's the first time he had done something stupid like that or it was only on the targets and not over the back walls of the butts as well. Additionally, I told him quite calmly to cut it out a few times, and to yes, stop marking up the...

I'm hardly forced to associate with any of these people, except at work. In fact, I rarely hear anyone in my extended friend circle on civilian side talk like this, nor is it nearly as bad in general on the civilian side from my personal experience, probably owing to the fact that I typically...

Yes, it's my intention that in the years to come, we'll eliminate these words from the regular lexicon of all people, or at least reduce it to the point where it's of questionable character to use it. Remember, there was once a time when the same could be said about the 'n' word, but through...

I want to pitch in and say it is not the older folks that have been bad. While I don't associate much with the commissioned ranks, I've never heard a peep from them on the subject, and Master Corporals and above have never really caused much of a problem, even when associating with them on...

Thanks, that's all any reasonable person could hope to ask. I can't demand the army turn on its head for my sake, and it would be completely unrealistic of me to expect things to be perfect immediately. The environment is far more welcoming than it used to be, and if asked, most soldiers I've...

While I understand your point, as a private recruit, I felt intimidated by the idea of telling a Sergeant Major that I thought it was completely unnacceptable and that an apology hardly makes up for someone telling me I should be shot to my face, on a range. Combine that with the fact that my...

I regret that this must be me first post, but this topic is near to me. I am an active member of the LBGT resource center at Memorial University and an infantry soldier service with the 1st Batallion Royal Newfoundland Regiment. I make little effort to hide my sexual orientation (bisexual), but...