I had a guy who worked for me during Desert Storm. We were pretty damn sure the guy was a pillow-biter.

He was also a 4.0 sailor.

His uniform was always immaculate, I never needed to tell him to shave or get a haircut, and I never had to tell him to do something more than once. He was the best Sonar operator I had. He was qualified, as an E-4, as CIC Supervisor. Give him an order, and I knew it would get done, and it would get done, correctly, the first time.

When it came to a firefight, I had no reservations about this guy doing what needed to be done. Not a one.

We didn't ask, and he didn't tell. We were pretty damn sure, though. Even still, I think the lowest mark I ever gave him on an eval was 3.8. Had he been discharged for being gay, it would have been quite a measurable loss to our division and the ship...