One of our NCOs was telling us about a bad experience he had in Panama.
He had uh "contracted" with this professional for some uh service related work.
Half way through the "job" he asked the question about the gender of the professional. He did not like the answer.
We told him that the time to ask was
before contracting and that once the "job" was underway, it really is better not to know. Either during or after, simply
don't ask the question.
But our NCO did say that he was a very attractive professional.
Knowing may be half the battle, but when you know it may be the other half.