Made some edits: stacked bars, and an adjustment to correct for likely underreporting. Data from [https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1695.html](https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1695.html), from the 2015 survey of 16500 military service members for health-related data conducted by the DoD. Chart created using Datawrapper.
SantaCruznonsurfer on
The Villae People knew what they were doing
Hopesick_2231 on
1. The Navy is even gayer than I expected.
2. The Air Force is significantly less gay than I expected.
wabashcanonball on
“In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas…”
Buff1965 on
Suddenly „In The Navy“ by The Village People is playing in my head LOL
someone_like_me on
We lost the discussion on the previous version. It’s OK– half of it was jokes. But I’ll copy over my comment with respect to about three people asking „why“.
> The Navy is the branch with the longest continuous deployments. Once assigned to a ship, a sailor will be there for years, with some stay in port maybe every few months.
>It therefore self-selects men who don’t have/want families.
>This is discussed in the 1993 book „Conduct Unbecoming“, which documents the history of gays in the military up until that time. It also discusses how the the USS LaSalle was known as the gayest ship in the navy („The Great White Whore of the Arabian Shore“), by self-selecting men who didn’t mind being a long way from home.
ZweitenMal on
My cousin’s son is gay and served in the Navy.
IchBinDurstig on
I wonder how many „seamen“ jokes there will be in the comments.
rainburrow on
Ha, I knew it would be the navy before I even looked. We see the ascots and know where we belong
therobshow on
You know what they say in the navy? Any port in a storm. Heh he! Nudge nudge.
Shank_ on
The jokes write themselves
chrissilich on
I wonder what Space Force is like.
Cadusus on
So the Village People were right
LifeIsRadInCBad on
Me, a Navy veteran, looking at the thumbnail: oh I know what that spike on the right is.
Me, opening the link: boom.
finnjakefionnacake on
wasn’t this just posted with a different graph? lol. it even feels like all the same village people comments.
timberwolf0122 on
Remeber when all the wing nuts were shitting out their dicks about gays in the military?
ClueMaterial on
THe marine bar should be higher then the navy but they’re all in the closet
chavie on
yvan eht nioj
momu1990 on
So the stereotype of the Navy is true then lol. Honestly, I wonder why. I imagine it is because everyone is stuck on a boat in tight, confined spaces with each other for long periods of time?
BrettHullsBurner on
A bar graph with data from 10 years ago. So beautiful!
-_Vin_- on
Hahaha you know damn well they want to wear that white seaman outfit🤣🤣🤣
carnaIity on
Isn’t there a song about this?
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reachforthetop9 on
Winston Churchill once said that the British Navy had no traditions except „rum, sodomy, and the lash.“ Being American, the US Navy doesn’t have rum or the lash and needs to keep up some naval tradition. /s
Pennoyers_Shoe_Co on
Marines: What? No, I’m not gay. I kept my boot bands on.
zignut66 on
The Village People had it right.
Stablebrew on
Silent submarines are a relic form the past?!?!
moaningsalmon on
When I was in boot camp, our RDC asked who was going subs. Then he said „oh so you’re all gay. On subs 100 single men go down, 50 couples come back up.“
squirlz333 on
I wanna see the closeted statistic
RLewis8888 on
I guess, according to MAGA, the US military turns people gay. Time to disband.
ExileNZ on
That’s what happens when you write a catchy song and a funky disco beat.
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Made some edits: stacked bars, and an adjustment to correct for likely underreporting. Data from [https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1695.html](https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1695.html), from the 2015 survey of 16500 military service members for health-related data conducted by the DoD. Chart created using Datawrapper.
The Villae People knew what they were doing
1. The Navy is even gayer than I expected.
2. The Air Force is significantly less gay than I expected.
“In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas…”
Suddenly „In The Navy“ by The Village People is playing in my head LOL
We lost the discussion on the previous version. It’s OK– half of it was jokes. But I’ll copy over my comment with respect to about three people asking „why“.
> The Navy is the branch with the longest continuous deployments. Once assigned to a ship, a sailor will be there for years, with some stay in port maybe every few months.
>It therefore self-selects men who don’t have/want families.
>This is discussed in the 1993 book „Conduct Unbecoming“, which documents the history of gays in the military up until that time. It also discusses how the the USS LaSalle was known as the gayest ship in the navy („The Great White Whore of the Arabian Shore“), by self-selecting men who didn’t mind being a long way from home.
My cousin’s son is gay and served in the Navy.
I wonder how many „seamen“ jokes there will be in the comments.
Ha, I knew it would be the navy before I even looked. We see the ascots and know where we belong
You know what they say in the navy? Any port in a storm. Heh he! Nudge nudge.
The jokes write themselves
I wonder what Space Force is like.
So the Village People were right
Me, a Navy veteran, looking at the thumbnail: oh I know what that spike on the right is.
Me, opening the link: boom.
wasn’t this just posted with a different graph? lol. it even feels like all the same village people comments.
Remeber when all the wing nuts were shitting out their dicks about gays in the military?
THe marine bar should be higher then the navy but they’re all in the closet
yvan eht nioj
So the stereotype of the Navy is true then lol. Honestly, I wonder why. I imagine it is because everyone is stuck on a boat in tight, confined spaces with each other for long periods of time?
A bar graph with data from 10 years ago. So beautiful!
Hahaha you know damn well they want to wear that white seaman outfit🤣🤣🤣
Isn’t there a song about this?
[deleted]
Winston Churchill once said that the British Navy had no traditions except „rum, sodomy, and the lash.“ Being American, the US Navy doesn’t have rum or the lash and needs to keep up some naval tradition. /s
Marines: What? No, I’m not gay. I kept my boot bands on.
The Village People had it right.
Silent submarines are a relic form the past?!?!
When I was in boot camp, our RDC asked who was going subs. Then he said „oh so you’re all gay. On subs 100 single men go down, 50 couples come back up.“
I wanna see the closeted statistic
I guess, according to MAGA, the US military turns people gay. Time to disband.
That’s what happens when you write a catchy song and a funky disco beat.