Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
It seems to me that any form of sexual activity in the military is seen as a distraction - hence the "no fraternising" rule for straight relationships, and no rule for gays because "there aren't any queers here". The no fraternising rule wasn't necessary before women were allowed in the forces, either, so when gays are permitted to be open about their sexuality, as they surely will before long, they, too, will be required not to fraternise.
Nice thought MMI but it has a slight problem, UK military law is old outdated and has never been changed from the day it was written. I believe that they still have death by firing squad for Desertion and cowardice in the face of the enemy. There is also life for fraternising with the enemy, whatever the hell that means, I also believe that the death penalty still holds on treason. These penalties will never be used but they are still in place, I did ask my platoon commander once why they had never been repealed, he was also a military lawyer and civilian lawyer. His answer was, if for any reason the UK had to come under military law, the laws were in place to take the appropriate action. I don’t think the UK book of military law has been changed since it was first written, it has had amendments to minor offences, but the capital punishment laws remain. The answer to military law is, if it is not broken, don’t fix it.

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