The military bowing to an inept CinC and public pressure has announced a move to a multi-sexual service.

Comments by Don of Indy:

RE: Don't ask, don't tell.

The military bowing to an inept CinC and public pressure has announced a move to a multi-sexual service.

Before I continue I'd like to say a few things. Personally I could care less about a person's sexual orientation. A person's sex life is, and should be, private. What I don't like is one of 'them' shoving it in my face and demanding that I respect them. I don't appreciate anyone who demands respect, be he a politician, lawyer, cook, or indian chief. You live your life and I'll live mine.

Also, in this piece when I use the word "gay" I mean it to be inclusive of homosexual, gay, lesbian, queer, et al. And, the masculine pronoun to be inclusive of both sexes, or those in between.

The other night there were two air heads on CNN being interview about allowing gays to serve openly in the military services. The most glaring dumb thing they said was that military service was no different from any other career field. Gays are open in all other career fields without any denigration to the quality of service. Wrong Moose Breath!!! That may be true, BUT, the military is not like any other career field.(PERIOD)

The gay working an assembly line in an auto factory, or in the football huddle, is not in any way like being a gay in the Army. Unlike the Army, he is not required to bed down in an open bay with 40 other soldiers. Nor, is he required to shower in an open bay with up 20 other naked soldiers. Nor, is he told who will be his bunk mate or to share a fox hole with. Nor, will he be told to get in tank, in close quarters, with three other soldiers. He will not be allowed to choose who he associates with. The reverse applies to the others in the bay, shower, tank, etc., etc.

That are major differences in the career fields. Regardless of personal views, it is that lack of freedom of choice that makes for a major failing in gays serving openly. I'm sure some of you know gays and accept them, but, think of what it would be like if you were ordered to get along with them, sleep with them, or lose your job.

I don't care how many assimilation programs are developed and touchy-felly seminars are conducted, there are going to be those who resist. That resistance may be based upon religious views, perceived threat to their sexuality, privacy issues, etc., etc. And, there will be problems that the OEM will eat up. "Gay beat to death in the showers." Unreported, because someone stepped over the line and touched or stared or asked. It will not be pretty and the "straights" will be too blame. It will be worse, in public and media opinions, than the current sexual harassment of females.

It has taken two generations for almost full acceptance of females in the military, I predict that it will take at least three, or more, generations to come to a point where gays are accepted openly in the military. In the mean time there is another issue that needs to be address.

Attitude. I've read that 20% of the population is gay. The other 80% is ignored, their opinions, desires, and beliefs. They are required to give into the minority. There are some who resist, the same is true of the military. I predict that without proper discussion and preparations, forced integration of open gays into the military will have an adverse affect on recruitment and retention.

Also, the argument that it works in the Brit, French, and German Armies don't make it so. This aint Europe! We have different morals and values.

Personally, I think the current system works fine, why fix it.

Now I know, and do not expect, you all to agree with me. Thank God for the 1st Amendment, the foundation to this great country. Regardless of your view, I encourage you to contact (I recommend www.congress.org) your senators and your representative and express your opinion, pro or con. Let's not leave this to some civilian bureaucrats in the 'odd building.' Our military has enough to face, an ill defined mission and led by a cartoon CinC. Morale is at an all-time low point, lets not compound the problem. And, it is a real problem, not simply a problem of attitude adjustment.

Don of Indy

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