Myself I would leive it up to the troops that would have to bunk with them. Unless their are enough gay people to take their place out there!
2007-12-28 11:30:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Changing a "Policy" will not change the "Law".
All the civilian world that has never served a day in uniform doesn't get this fact.
It is still a Criminal, Court Martial Offense to be a homosexual or engage in any homosexual act, while in the U.S. Military.
Clinton's policy is only that, a policy on how the Law will be enforced.
That being said, there have always been and always will be gays in the military. If they keep their mouths shut, do their duty and obey orders. They will be left to serve proudly. If they come out of the closet, they will be gone.
To change the Law, means changing the UCMJ and the Manuals for Courts Martial. Since the MCM is a part of the US Constitution it would take a 2/3 majority of both houses to make a change. That is not going to happen.
2007-12-28 12:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has damaged our war against the terrorists in that a large number of closeted gay American Muslims were thrown out of the Army. Many were Arabic translators. (I think knowing what the terrorists are saying might be a useful skill what with a war in the Middle East and Al Quada and all. . .)
All of these men were spoke fluent Arabic and other Middle Eastern languages. They worked as translators at Guantanamo and other critical facilities until the were discharged for being gay.
They were caught when the Pentagon started searching through soldiers emails looking for porn. None were caught engaging in gay sex.
While it is rarely spoken of homosexual relations are fairly common among young Muslim men because Islam has extremely strict prohibitions against premarital sex.
Please read the excerpt from a news article below for corroboration: (See URL also)
"In the meantime, the Defense Department has discharged more than 13,000 servicemen and women since 1993 under the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. According to the Government Accountability Office, at least 800 of them had skills thought to be "mission-critical" by the Defense Department, including more than 300 linguists and more than two dozen Arabic translators.
2007-12-28 11:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Citizen1984 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter if you are gay or not-if you get caught being gay then your gone-NOT because you are gay but the military looks at it as tarnishing the image of the military. Furthermore it is the military not a democracy, if you don't like the rules don't join, it is after all a all-volunteer military. Nobody cares what your sexual orientation is(except for homophobes) as long as you know your job and will perform your duty. Just because there are gays in the military(and I agree, there always have been Just as the civilian world has always had them) does not mean we have to accept/respect their sexual orientation.
2007-12-28 11:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why does it matter? Last I checked, it didn't matter what your sexual orientation is when it comes to killing terrorists. No one asks if you like guys or girls before they shoot at you. Frankly, the strain on our military is very great, and the more people that want to serve, the better off our nation will be.
Sexual orientation does not dictate what type of soldier you will be, or what service you can provide. It never bothered me to be around females I knew were lesbians. It's all about mutual respect and getting the job done.
2007-12-28 11:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Meghan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One thing that would help would be using your spell-check before posting.
Don't ask, don't tell was a Clinton policy. It's widely distrusted and chagrined by our military. Troops are riled by it's acceptance, and COs don't like having to accept it.
The only thing that makes it close to acceptable is, if someone is caught trying anything in close quarters, they are court-martialed in short order. Fraternization of this type is frowned upon by everyone, especially those who are not that way, which is most of the troop population.
2007-12-28 11:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff L 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think of it undesirable theory. I hate permit you be attentive to serve with gays and lesbians. Did choose distinctive bathing components on your UNIT. i think of don,t ask Dont,t tell is risky to the troops. you have gay or lesbian your unit who keen to combat for or lay down their existence for you. Who you assume. Now so some bigot can harm your existence and your UNIT by means of bitching to a co approximately that individual
2016-10-20 05:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Negative. Homosexual or not, they have the right to serve regardless of their sexual orientation. Today's priorities in the military are scattered all over the place, and I sincerely wish that they straightened everything out.
As long as they (homosexuals) don't inappropriately harass anyone, that's fine for them to serve. If they were to do that, I would have them disciplined under the same codes for general sexual harassment in the UCMJ.
2007-12-28 11:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by khanomtom83 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh I'm sure kicking queers out of the army is much more important than worrying about global terrorism. Let's thank the Christian right for getting our priorities in order!
2007-12-28 11:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
well why would you wanna put your business out there
2007-12-28 11:38:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋