Is the navy gay

You are going off to the Army. I went to the Naval recruiting station, and I told them my story and asked if I could get into the Navy, even though I was drafted. When you go into the military, there is a form that you fill out. The very bottom question has to do with homosexuality.

Beginning in World War II, the military instituted an outright ban on homosexual service members. Brooklyn native Robert Santiago joined the U. But it was tough. Though Santiago had to conceal part of his identity while in the Navy, he successfully completed his first tour and began his second duty station in Belgium.

Peterson, who was awarded the highest military decoration posthumously for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea in the Pacific. The decision is the latest move by Hegseth to wipe away names of ships and military bases that were given by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration , which in many cases chose to honor service members who were women, minorities, from the LBGTQ community and more. Get top local San Diego stories delivered to you every morning with our News Headlines newsletter. It follows earlier actions by Hegseth and President Donald Trump, a Republican, to purge all programs, policies, books and social media mentions of references to diversity, equity and inclusion in the military and elsewhere.

I was born in to wonderful parents who took my brother and me sailing almost every weekend. School life, however, was another matter. I had to move secondary schools due to bullying and though the new one was better, it continued. As I started my A levels, I started questioning my sexuality.