Do you think homosexuals should be able to serve in our Armed Forces?

Question

I'm in the 8th grade and we are currently doing a Senate simulation, where we pick controversial topics and make bills about them and try to get them passed, I recently did one on Gays in the Military, and I think they should be allowed, How about you?

Don't say anything stupid.

Think about this, at first Women and African Americans couldn't serve, but now that they can, it has showed just how useful a certain type of person can be. Which means allowing a certain group of people is the best thing to do.

Answer 1

Sure! About 10% of the population is gay and the services are no different in that respect.

Don't think for an instant that I'm some wild-eyed liberal whack job either. I served for over 21 years and made due note of the excellent service of quite a number of gays -- whose identity will remain forever confidential for obvious reasons!

Answer 2

Absolutely not. There is a major issue here that most people overlook when discussing gays in the military. You see it's one of housing. What I mean by this is simply that where exactly do you house homosexuals in the military. Gay men surely cannot be housed with straight men...it would be like housing men with women...when you're in the military and you've been away from the opposite sex for along time you have certain tendencies and therefore having the temptation of sleeping with people that you're attracted to is a major issue. You cannot house homosexual males with women because then every straight man will claim he's homosexual so he can bunk with women. You also cannot house them with eachother for obvious reasons. It's an issue of housing not of political correctness. Those people who answered yes to this question most likely have never served in the military and do not understand what it's like to live in a barracks. It is an impossible housing situation. If you truly give it some thought you'd see what I mean.

Answer 3

as an serving member and wife and mum of Navy and Air Force feel that I have a vested interest in this...I rather like the dont ask dont tell policy my self..............there was some men and ladies that where so openly flamboyant it was almost comical, bu that on the whole did not make them any less of a person or any better or any worse at their job BUT i really do feel that it should be quietly understood that it is NOT for open discussion.........sharing a room with several other females was hard enough without KNOWING one was eying you up and down and basically that is how both husband and son feel. IF it becomes an open acceptance policy then the next step will be outrageously gay and what on earth could you say at that point, when they are being silly 'gay' and before I get loads of thumbs down we ALL know that type, the ones that even a blind man could see they are raving gay......................

Answer 4

Gay men and lesbians are already serving in all branches of the military, without problems. The "don't ask, don't tell" policy of Clinton has made it impossible for them to be honest and open about their sexuality, which causes serious emotional problems and also puts them at risk for blackmail. If they were allowed to serve openly, blackmail wouldn't be an issue, and they would be able to have the emotional support of their partners and friends.

Very few of the top officers in the armed forces are now against gays and lesbians serving openly. In most European countries, Israel, Australia, and even South America there is no prohibition on gays and lesbians serving openly, and this has not affected the effectiveness of their forces. In England for example, the Navy now runs ads in gay publications to recruit new sailors.

In the US, we have seen thousands of highly trained (trained at tax payer's expense) specialists like linguists dismissed just because someone discovered they are gay. This is a huge waste of money and resources.

The "don't ask, don't tell" policy needs to be repealed, allowing all Americans to serve proudly regardless of their sexual orientation.

Answer 5

Unless you are in the military or are planning on joining the military - your opinion is not the one that counts.

If including open homosexuals to join the military would result in more people leaving the service or declining to serve than the number of homosexuals who manage to actually qualify for service - then allowing open homosexuals to serve would harm military readiness.

The fact of the matter is that in a volunteer military we have to pay attention to the opinions and beliefs of those people who are likely to serve. Otherwise we will to implement a draft in order to fill the ranks.

PS: I wonder how many people who support homosexuals in the military right now will do so if they face the prospect of being drafted and forced to shower with one?

Answer 6

I am a retired U.S. Navy man, I was in from the tail end of Nam until the end of Desert Storm, '72-'92. I can state with certainty that Gays are serving in the military, and always have. To deny this, and to deny the courage, patriotism, and commitment they have shown, is to deny reality. Persecution of Gays is nothing more than Judeo/Christian/Islamic bigotry, and, as a country founded on Religious freedom, it is something of which we should be ashamed.

Answer 7

Gays should NOT be allowed to serve unless they serve in their own separate regiment.

Having a gay guy staring at your privates while you are showering, heh...sucks. You can't classify them as the same sex. Also, it smacks of weakness. Tough men may resent it, causing a drop in morale among them.

I worked at a place where a gay guy did nothing but check me out. If i rested my eyes at break, I'd open them to see this gay guy checking me out...drooling. He also went to the same bathroom as all the males and this guy was always trying to get a peek. I'm serious. Fortunately, this guy couldn't keep up and got canned. If he didn't, I would have had to do something because it got me sick. But it didn't stop there, more gays were hired (the manager was gay!!), and when you saw them in the men's room, it was like a deer caught in the headlights. They do not belong in the same rest room, etc. They are not the same sex. Therefore, it causes the same problems in the military. I have to say, it pissed me off. You can't have this kind of baloney going on in the armed forces. Men need to be able to rub up against another male as brothers as a unit, without any seuxality coming into it whatsoever.

Answer 8

I think as long as the person is willing to serve they should be allowed. I don't even understand why it's an issue really, does being gay limit what someone is able to do? Physically or mentally? I don't think so.

Answer 9

Technically, homosexuals can serve in the Armed Forces...they are just asked to maintain the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Answer 10

WTF!!! gays are purely like each person else. Theres no logical reason they ought to no longer be allowed in. I do imagine the "dont ask, dont tell" coverage must have stayed in result although. because the protection rigidity is so hostile to homosexuals i imagine it really is going to reman a private remember to circumvent harrasment and discrimination. i imagine its large that theyre allowed to be open about it now, yet i imagine there will be a lot less drama and hate round it in the adventure that they saved it lower than wraps.