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We have 5000+ crewmembers on a carrier. Most departments can pull 5-6 section duty in liberty ports, some do.
And the other stuff happens too and is completely ignored to rant about women getting pregnant on ships. It is no more a problem than things men do on ships, including hazing each other or playing "quick draw", ending up with one of them shot. The military has had women in it for quite a while, much longer than either of us have been around.
As for your buddy, either he or you are misconstruing where the destruction of morale is actually coming from. Again, any person, of any sexuality, can sexually assault another person, including a man. Being gay does not make a person unable to control themselves or more likely to sexually assault those around them, in their units. IF that is what they believe then it is that wrong belief that needs to go away, because that is the main issue. A secondary issue would be ensuring that sexual assaults of any kind, no matter the sex or sexuality of the victim or perpetrator, is dealt with to the fullest extent of military law. Again, sexual assault is still a crime, and always has been in the military. Nothing about putting DADT in place, nor repealing it to allow gays to serve openly changed this.
Im not denying that men do anything-last I checked it takes two to tango. Im a man-I know men. Im saying its a real problem.
I also know that a man, in the front lines in a war, had his sense of morale destroyed as he was being shot at-because of DADT.
Im a Paramedic-Im aware that things happen outside of whats in the paper. I suspect you know this as well.