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The military has done away with the gay ban on the military. Before 1993, the recruiters were obliged to ask "Are you gay?" when signing new recruits in. For a detailed example of how things were done in the 80's and before....the movie "Stripes" was a perfect example. A movie starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. Then in '93, then-president Bill Clinton, signed the "Dont' ask, don't tell" policy, forbidding any sexual preference questions, by not only the recruiters, but by the service members chain of command, once they were in. The only way to get booted out of the military for being gay/lesbian, was to get caught in the act..... whether by kissing, or caught having sexual intercourse. But even then, some of the upper echelon of the top brass (officers), would even look the other way, if the service member being discharged, was a good soldier. But it was by service alone, that most, that were caught, were given the Chapter 13 Discharge under the UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice). And were given the OTH (Other than Honorable) discharge and barring them from ever rejoining their respective service or other services.
