If it is put in place by the General Staff it is not a law but a policy. ANd I suspect that in both countries it is a policy and not a law.

Quote Originally Posted by ian 2411 View Post
denuseri,

The thing that you have to remember is that the laws about gays in the forces of both the USA and GB were placed there many years ago. They were placed there not by the polititions, but the forces comanders themselves, all being at least Brigadeer upwards. They were made water tight by the military lawers, and what politition or high ranking commander is going to jepordise his / her career by trying to change tradition. I expect there are gays in both our armies, but it will be behind closed doors, and if it ever comes to the serface it will not be publisised in a court martial, because it never happened. Before i left the army in 1980 there was a case in my Regiment, the whole battalian knew about it, but the two men involved were secreted away back to the UK. The expected court martial never happened, they were both honerably discharged as soon as their feet touched the tarmac at Heathrow Airport.

Regards ian 2411