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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How comfortable is it at these military colleges for a gay female?[/quote]

Difficult, I would expect.[/quote]
Parent of DD [b]headed to West Point.[/b]  I totally disagree.

To the PP with the Asian-American kid, if you think about how the military operates, they first try and strip away all the "otherness" (race, wealth etc) so they can reformulate into teams where you trust your teammates with your life.  The tribalism gets transferred from typical civilian tribes (race/wealth/geography) to the big tribe of being American, and sub-tribes of Army/Navy/Coast Guard/Air Force/Merchant Marine etc.  It's very intense and an indoctrination.

I may not be saying all this very well (I'm sure in a year's time I'll be more articulate) but hopefully you get the idea. I'm white but my very good friend's son is Asian-American (and my friend and her DH were born in China) and he is doing fine at a service academy.  Pics of my DD at Summer Leaders Experience (SLE, for West Point) and Summer Session (for Navy) the groups were totally integrated; she's stayed in touch with many of them.  ha, and now I'm smiling bc in the picture I'm thinking about, they are all wearing camouflage paint on their faces...everyone was different shades of green[/quote]

You are in the rah rah phase of believing all of the hype.

In a year, I am not sure if you will be more articulate, but I suspect you will be less niave.

Then, let's talk again when your child has served a few years. In an organization still largely run by, and designed for, men.

(Signed, someone who has worked in DoD for 30 years)[/quote]

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