Navy Officer in Hot Water for Retaliating Against Ensign After Anti-Gay Harassment

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

All about the circumstances.I do not know you other than this forum.However, if we were in a squadron or any organization together and jokingly dubbed me "fagmeister", I would not be offended and if I was, well obviously I would be too soft to be in that squadron or organization.I have seen what that community is like, they all have callsigns, they are often seem insulting but are in jest.You don't get to choose your own for a reason.This nancy should have just sucked it up and embraced it instead of being a punk, the end.

The thing that you seem to be conveniently ommiting in your anticedote is that this is not between two squadron mates on equal footing. This is not 'locker room banter'. This is between a subordinate and his commanding officer. As Lance has said repeatedly, the superior in the relationship has the burden and responsibility of decorum. His behavior clearly worked contrary to unit cohesion.