01/21 1011  ARMY CODE RULES OUT HOMOSEXUALITY, ADULTERY
    LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuter) - The British army said on Friday it would not
tolerate homosexuality, adultery or even marriages between officers and lower
ranks.
     In a new code of conduct, it said that while liberal attitudes may have
diminished some social values, the army sought to maintain a sense of duty,
loyalty, self-discipline, respect and concern for others.
     The Standards and Discipline Paper described adultery within the military
community as the "most serious form of social misconduct." It also warned that
any sexual relationships between officers and non-commissioned ranks undermined
"a well-ordered structure."
     The code re-stated the increasingly controversial view that
homosexuality
was not acceptable in the armed forces and it discouraged marriages between
officers and other ranks as they "inevitably" cause difficulty.
     Men or women found to be engaged in homosexual practices are normally
discharged from the British armed forces.
     The code, which also covered issues such as alcoholism, bullying, racial
and sexual discrimination, is to be distributed to all soldiers.