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Just on a battlefield level here, you really do not want there to be romantic entaglements interfering with squad discipline, which you will not have if all the men are straight, if some of them are gay, there is the possibility that emotions can work to the detriment of the squad.
Not saying that it would always happen, just that it could happen. One thing you DO NOT want to have to worry about under fire is wether your squad mates are having a lovers spat. And pooh pooh that as much as you want but lovers quarels have killed nearly as many people as guns.
Edit: this is also a problem with women on the battlefield as well. There is a well documented problem with the males in a mixed sex squad trying to protect/help the females along which detracts from the over all efficiency of the unit. It is not the fault of the females per se' but were they not present, the males would be more apt to pay attention to their own job.
[ 11-19-2002, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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