I wasn't aware that you spoke for "everyone". Since we've now acknowledged that you don't speak for "everyone", how about we acknowledge that you don't speak for our military personnel?
You are free to make your choices. Just be ready to accept the consequences.
You have your settings confused: the gay bathhouses of San Francisco are NOT the same thing as the US Military.
My opposition to gays in the military has nothing to do with the showers or “tight bunking situations”.
It appears you know NOTHING about the word "morale" (emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops).
Isn't it interesting when you remove the "e" from "morale" you come up with the word:
"moral" (of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes; virtuous in sexual matters; chaste).
I double-dog dare a homosexual to come on to a Ranger or Rakkasan. It will be a painful lesson, indeed
(Oh my, 13Sisters76 didn't stick to "dog dare" etiquette and went straight for the "double dog dare").
Obviously you haven't heard about this new thing going around in our legal system, it's called "Hate Crimes". What makes you think that a hommosexual that is OVERLY PROTECTED in civil society wouldn't be afforded those same "special rights" in the military?
My opposition IS and will remain the inescapable exchange of bodily fluids in a battlefield situation.
So let me get this...ahem..."straight". You have no problem with "immoral" sexual deviants being int the military, but just don't want them out on the battlefield.
So what's the "morale" going to be like in the military when "moral" men discover that the guy that is constantly looking at his butt in the shower, very well might sneak through the process and be on the same battelfied as him?
Why not keep all homosexuals out of the military and not worry about such things?
Well.
I apologize. I was truly unaware that the ONE person who DOES care about the action in another’s bedroom would be here, and it would be YOU. As for speaking for the military- I never suggested that I did. However, I claim a little knowledge- I am the wife of a retired Army NCO and the mother of two daughters who each served two stretches, one in the Navy and one in the Air Force. How long were you in?
“You have your settings confused: the gay bathhouses of San Francisco are NOT the same thing as the US Military.”
I AM confused- when were we discussing gay bath houses? I will freely admit, I don’t know a single thing about these places as you seem to.
“It appears you know NOTHING about the word “morale” (emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops).”
Please refer to my first paragraph. As to your definition, oh THANK you for clearing that up for me! I, for one, am grateful beyond words to have you to define the word for me! I am SO blessed!
As it stands right now, political correctness rules in “don’t ask, don’t tell”. It hasn’t the cache for normal people that a strict ban on homosexuals would have, but as a lesser of two evils, it’s the best we have. I, for one, have no enduring hope that we can keep them out. But repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” would be a mistake. We ask quite enough of our heroes in the military and adding the danger of HIV infection is just too much more to ask. As to “sexual deviants” in the miltary? Don’t be naive. My husband served with CID while we were at Ft Campbell and was an MP throughout his career, and it seems you have NO idea how many different types of sexual deviants you can run into and they ain’t all gay.
Now, listen up, dear. I don’t know how old you are, but you appear to be very young. I run into the occasional nitwit in here, but in your case, I believe I am witnessing true greatness! Grow up.