Comments on: Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing http://www.365gay.com/news/navy-petty-officer-to-face-punishment-in-hazing/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ballston http://www.365gay.com/news/navy-petty-officer-to-face-punishment-in-hazing/comment-page-1/#comment-74939 Ballston Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:38:49 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10311#comment-74939 Toussaint's discipline was forced retirement as of 1/10. Some punishment! IMHO should have been stripped of all veteran's benefits and pension rather than be rewarded for life for his actions. See http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_bahrain_hazing_102109/ Toussaint’s discipline was forced retirement as of 1/10. Some punishment! IMHO should have been stripped of all veteran’s benefits and pension rather than be rewarded for life for his actions.

See http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_bahrain_hazing_102109/

]]> By: Drewski http://www.365gay.com/news/navy-petty-officer-to-face-punishment-in-hazing/comment-page-1/#comment-74937 Drewski Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:40:33 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10311#comment-74937 We paid for this asshole to spend time harassing and intimidating his subordinates? Instead of doing his JOB, which is stopping the flow of terroristic materiel into the US? Those subordinates are Americans (or prospective Americans) who volunteered their lives to defend this country--and this arrogant piece of stool presumes to put his ego over training American servicemembers? I'd love to see some muckety-muck find a way to try him for multiple charges of abandonment of post and giving comfort to the enemy, if not outright treason. Every time he screwed with his trainees, he was failing to perform his assigned mission, and the failure was willful. "Discipline"? How about a LONG stint in the stockade and a little dishonorable discharge? That'd be a good start. We paid for this asshole to spend time harassing and intimidating his subordinates? Instead of doing his JOB, which is stopping the flow of terroristic materiel into the US? Those subordinates are Americans (or prospective Americans) who volunteered their lives to defend this country–and this arrogant piece of stool presumes to put his ego over training American servicemembers? I’d love to see some muckety-muck find a way to try him for multiple charges of abandonment of post and giving comfort to the enemy, if not outright treason. Every time he screwed with his trainees, he was failing to perform his assigned mission, and the failure was willful. “Discipline”? How about a LONG stint in the stockade and a little dishonorable discharge? That’d be a good start.

]]> By: footwork61 http://www.365gay.com/news/navy-petty-officer-to-face-punishment-in-hazing/comment-page-1/#comment-74933 footwork61 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:47:37 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10311#comment-74933 This is sickening on so many levels. It is tragic what Rocha went through, but at least he got an honorable discharge out of it. His friend who ended up committing suicide was not nearly so lucky. For more details, see http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_bahrain_hazing_100509w/ DADT is stupid on almost too many levels to count. Even straight (mostly female) enlistees suffer from it because after a woman is assaulted or harassed by a man, she is often threatened with accusations of being a lesbian to make her keep quiet. I also read recently about a marvelous program that uses adaptive sports to help injured vets deal with traumatic brain injuries and the stress that goes along with them. One participant noted that he was scared to sign up for this program because it included spouses. He is gay and was afraid of outing himself. Can you imagine that, after suffering a devastating injury in service to an ungrateful nation, you still have to be afraid of being truthful during your rehabilitation? Talk about adding insult to injury. Luckily for this man, it turned out well. He participated and made great strides. The sports program found out that he was actually more of an opera lover. They hooked him up with the San Diego opera and have been paying for his vocal training for the past year. I wonder how many other injured LGBT vets have not had that kind of experience in their rehabilitation and treatment? This is sickening on so many levels. It is tragic what Rocha went through, but at least he got an honorable discharge out of it. His friend who ended up committing suicide was not nearly so lucky.

For more details, see http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_bahrain_hazing_100509w/

DADT is stupid on almost too many levels to count. Even straight (mostly female) enlistees suffer from it because after a woman is assaulted or harassed by a man, she is often threatened with accusations of being a lesbian to make her keep quiet.

I also read recently about a marvelous program that uses adaptive sports to help injured vets deal with traumatic brain injuries and the stress that goes along with them. One participant noted that he was scared to sign up for this program because it included spouses. He is gay and was afraid of outing himself. Can you imagine that, after suffering a devastating injury in service to an ungrateful nation, you still have to be afraid of being truthful during your rehabilitation? Talk about adding insult to injury.

Luckily for this man, it turned out well. He participated and made great strides. The sports program found out that he was actually more of an opera lover. They hooked him up with the San Diego opera and have been paying for his vocal training for the past year.

I wonder how many other injured LGBT vets have not had that kind of experience in their rehabilitation and treatment?

]]> By: michaelnDallas http://www.365gay.com/news/navy-petty-officer-to-face-punishment-in-hazing/comment-page-1/#comment-74928 michaelnDallas Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:43:37 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10311#comment-74928 what happens the the Gay Man who had the cohones to stand up and do the right thing and resign by outing himself? Does our country lose the service of this brave man? While the coward only gets Censured? Makes you wonder how the military will handle the repeal of DADT! Doesn't give me much hope. what happens the the Gay Man who had the cohones to stand up and do the right thing and resign by outing himself? Does our country lose the service of this brave man? While the coward only gets Censured? Makes you wonder how the military will handle the repeal of DADT!
Doesn’t give me much hope.

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