Rowan Scarborough at the Washington Times reports that the Pentagon has begun mailing instructional material to members of the military to begin their sensitivity training in regards to the upcoming withdrawal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Since commanders are the first targets of this training, the Marines partially released some of their material, while the intend to publically release the entire package on April Fools Day. Here’s a sample;<\/p>\n
\u201cSituation,\u201d it begins. \u201cYou are the Executive Officer of your unit. While shopping at the local mall over the weekend, you observe two junior male Marines in appropriate civilian attire assigned to your unit kissing and hugging in the food court.<\/p>\n
\u201cIssue: Standards of Conduct. Is this within standards of personal and professional conduct?\u201d<\/p>\n
The answer to Marines: \u201cIf the observed behavior crosses acceptable boundaries as defined in the standards of conduct for your unit and the Marine Corps, then an appropriate correction should be made. Your assessment should be made without regard to sexual orientation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A separate training guide answers 23 frequently asked questions, such as \u201cis consensual sodomy still a punishable offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice?\u201d<\/p>\n
Answer: \u201cThe U.S. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces found that private, consensual sexual activity, to include consensual sodomy, regardless of sexual orientation, is a protected liberty under the Fourteenth Amendment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So that answers a lot of question you folks had.<\/p>\n
Read more at the Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"