The Ginch Camp
Depending on the nation and the army, the homoerotic element is pushed or pulled to varying degrees. It’s always there. But most often it’s something more than camaraderie but less than sexual. It’s just this intense closeness that is indescribable if you’re outside, and maybe even for some of us who were inside. I don’t want to say it transcends description, that’s probably blowing it out of proportion, but there is an unknowable relationship between men that occurs in the military. I’m sure the people who make these decisions in the military are well aware of walking a very fine line between masculinity and eroticism. You see it more in movies than actually within the military. Specific to my own experience, I noticed that play was a common occurrence, but it didn’t usually cross the line. What develops is this fringe culture which dictates that the more comfortable you are displaying gay acts the straighter you are, because only a really straight guy would be comfortable flaunting his body like that. The above is an excerpt from "Painter Scott Waters - Major Text & Photo Essay on His Work in Border Crossings, Nov 06" | 
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