2007-09-04 01:26:01 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I served in the Army for 24 years and it has always been Don't ask Don't tell, even before Clinton was elected. I never let on to any other soldier that I am gay. I never had a fellow soldier as a lover. When I did seek out my own kind, I did so as far away from an Army post as I could.
I enjoyed the Army, had an apptitude for it and I consider myself as patriotic as anyone else. If a soldier reveals their sexual orientation, it is their choice. I chose not to because I liked being a soldier and wanted to stay.
I do think that we gay/lesbian soldiers are just as capable as any straight soldier. I worked very hard at achieving higher scores on the Physical Fitness Test, weapons range and other benchmarks of combat readiness than most straight soldiers, they were my personal victories.
I would like to see a segregated Gay/Lesbian Division. Al Qaeda would just throw a fit if they lost to Gay American soldiers and Lesbians especially. It would be kind of like the 54th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War.
2007-09-04 14:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an outragous policy, they either accept homosexuals or they don't they can't have it both ways, in which is exactly what they are trying to do with this policy.
What they are saying is if we find out your gay you can't be in the millintary.
You can not have one set of rules for a certain grouping of people and then different for others, its unequel and IT IS DISCRIMINATION. What about the more obviously camp and femine gay men does the 'don't ask don't tell policy' apply to them?
2007-09-04 14:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by keith of keithZworld 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely not ok... If I am willing to risk my life to fight for this country, you better believe I want the respect I deserve and the recognition for who I really am. Why should I have to hide? A gay soldier is no less of a man... they are all extremely brave!!
If they ever brought back the draft, they would have to get rid of this policy or amend it someway... You cannot force people to join your ranks and then tell them they cannot be who they are or act the way they feel comfortable... I am naturally a flamboyant person and would stick out like a sore thumb.. Don't sit here and tell me people are not going to ask, Don't tell me people are not going to be able to tell and Do not tell me I have to lie... especially when you are forcing me to be there!!
2007-09-04 10:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by DONE & DONE 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bad policy. Only made it easier to kick suspected gays out of service. The old policy was basically "don't tell, dont' get caught", and if they did ask, you could always deny it. Now if they ask they usually have enough proof that you've done something "gay" and can kick you out for lieing about it. Thank Clinton for this one.
2007-09-04 11:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by Tim A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm torn, I understand why it's there and I can see it effecting combat soldiers in a negative way if there out in the field for a few weeks. The other hand in a non combat mos I don't think it should matter, way turn away a fully comfortable person especially when they think one day we might need a draft again. I rather have a someone gay and who wants to be a solider then someone forced into it.
2007-09-04 08:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not ok. They need to get over it. The military is serious business. If someone is going to flip out just because someone of the same gender might look at their butt that suggests a level of immaturity that could be dangerous. If they can't deal with something like that how are they going to fare in a military operation where lives are at stake?
2007-09-04 11:53:34 · answer #6 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in a perfect world, it would not matter because it would be a non issue, there are alot of flaws with this policy, but it is better than the way they handled it before. still need to find a rightful balance.
2007-09-04 09:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by KARMA IS IT THOU? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know- I agree with teh don't ask part but not necessarily with the don't tell. Not telling just seems to be the pragmatic approach the way our world is right now- there are certain truths (considered aberrations) that people are just not ready to handle...
2007-09-04 08:32:11 · answer #8 · answered by Riya Layne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's stupid, they need people to serve and they are loosing many good people just because of a stupid policy.
2007-09-04 22:17:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never has been okay and it never will be. Notice how guys using the "I'm Gay" reason are not being kicked out of the military as much these days...gotta have new meat for the Iraq/Afghanistan meat grinder, ya know!
2007-09-04 08:39:38 · answer #10 · answered by dreamchaser8860 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋