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Bucky

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8. Exactly my point. You immediately saw that he was reporting facts

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:25 PM

Feb 2014

In one swoop you got to confront your own prejudices about the Marine Corps and got to see that those who favored nondiscrimination were justified by the facts.

Shouldn't you be happy about this?

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Marine Commandant Amos: "There are 144 same sex couples in Marine Corps" [View all] Bucky Feb 2014 OP

Your thread title is misleading and unfairly defamatory to Amos. anasv Feb 2014 #1

humorless people Bucky Feb 2014 #3

um, the title/headline is more than a little misleading nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #2

ridiculous complaint Bucky Feb 2014 #4

i clicked on it thinking it was a story about homophobic comments nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #5

I think it was intended as a play on the number 144 (a gross) pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #6

Exactly my point. You immediately saw that he was reporting facts Bucky Feb 2014 #8

no, because i was thinking this doesn't seem like him. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #9

+1 n/t FreeState Feb 2014 #11

Considering there are 241031 marines.. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #7

Where in the article did it mention that...... Historic NY Feb 2014 #13

What is speculation... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #15

Big problem with your logic Bucky Feb 2014 #16

10% is generally accepted LGBT rate... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #18

no, not really, it's like 3.8%, probably half that for the military snooper2 Feb 2014 #19

4 out of hundred...ya right Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #20

mkay..no need to argue about it..doesn't matter if .001% or 63.2% snooper2 Feb 2014 #21

You really think only 4 out of 100 americans are LGBT? Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #23

And 85% of the Marines are ages 26and younger. That age doesn't get married like they used to. haele Feb 2014 #24

Very interesting... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #26

Why are they counting this? former9thward Feb 2014 #10

Pay and benifit purposes Revanchist Feb 2014 #12

Well if they have 144 couples that would have no impact whatsoever on the overall budget. former9thward Feb 2014 #14

But his point is that the Marines are institutionally cool with same sex couples. Bucky Feb 2014 #17

they count it for all couples. I was answering your question Revanchist Feb 2014 #22

Why separate it? former9thward Feb 2014 #25

Because somewhere along the line... DonViejo Feb 2014 #27

And he should say "I have no idea". former9thward Feb 2014 #29

Except the military keeps records about how many African Americans, Asians, DonViejo Feb 2014 #32

You don't think it's relevant to e.g. recruitment? Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #35

Its not a significant number. former9thward Feb 2014 #36

Not yet, true. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #37

I think the General was making a point. Revanchist Feb 2014 #33

Actually, it does. Married Pay, Married rations, and spousal benefits. Spouses get VA benefits. haele Feb 2014 #28

There are 241,000 Marines. former9thward Feb 2014 #30

Benefits and leave allocation... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #34

I was Army, not USMC, but as far as women in combat positions, Aristus Feb 2014 #31