if they started drafting, you be let off if you came out after being drafted?
2007-11-06 11:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You can go into the army, but don't violate their don't ask don't tell policy. If you are gay let that be your business and your business alone. You can't portray yourself or your sexual orientation while you are in uniform. Just keep your mouth closed and you will be fine. Don't ask don't tell.
2007-11-06 11:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brnskngyurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it's not. But given the amount of testosterone running around it might be wiser not to be gay until you leave.
Whilst I was in the Navy... go on, get the jokes out of the way... I knew three self confessed lesbians and several well and truly out of the closet homosexuals.
The attitude to them is precisely one of 'can you do your job?' If the answer is yes, no one gives a sh!t what team you play for, if you catch my drift.
Used to be different, gay would get you kicked back to Civvy Street very quickly not very long ago, but now there's no discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference.
2007-11-06 19:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by Beastie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. the army is on a "don't ask don't tell" basis. If you come out singing Queen's "Somebody to Love" wearing rainbow shorts and parading around your barracks, you will be honorably discharged from the army for violating the "don't ask don't tell" policy. However, given our situation in Iraq, I doubt they would discharge you.
2007-11-06 19:25:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt a draft will happen and haven't you heard of "don't ask, don't tell"?
2007-11-06 19:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its on a we cant ask you dont tell.
the army are barred from asking questions regarding religion, sexual preference and political opinions.
however if you say you are gay you can and will be thrown out.
SO YES YOU CANT BE IN THE ARMY........ if they find out
2007-11-07 06:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you tell them you are gay then no you cant its the dont ask dont tell policy, but i knew 3 lesbiens when i served
2007-11-06 21:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by david g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true. The policy is "don't ask, don't tell".
2007-11-07 18:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a "dont ask, dont tell" policy
2007-11-06 19:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by Yhoshua 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... and yes.
The Military is not a social proving ground.
Although it's often used that way...
2007-11-06 19:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by prancinglion 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, don't ask don't tell.
2007-11-06 19:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋