That gay soldier was doing a political gotacha and he knew it. First off, his set up was a LIE when he used the phrase where he said I had to lie about myself. That is a very loaded phrase and was meant to garner sympathy. As a matter of fact under DADT no gay soldier had to lie because no one was allowed to a ASK. Afteralll that was the point of DADT. DONT ASK.
That soldier along with the airman who outed himself in front of the WORLD to his father were both on their pity pots wanting, no needing, the world to feel sorry for them and in the process flex their new found gay notoriety at the expense of their employer and superiors.
They don’t want to be regular soldiers, part of a team, they want GAY RIGHTS in the military and they have proven that with these two incidents. How soon do you think it will take for a gay soldier to bring an EO complaint alleging that they were passed over for promotion because their NCO or Officer was prejudiced against gays. I give it a New York minute.
You are dead on with your comments. But there is a critical component to the soldiers statement missed by everyone. Every man or woman who has ever served should have caught it. This man identified himself as a “gay” soldier. NOT an American soldier, NOT a soldier who is gay, no first and foremost he identifies a a homosexual. Homosexual is not a benign factor in who this man is, it is a lifestyle a sexual proclivity. Race is a benign factor being black, Hispanic, white or Asian do not determine intelligence, sense of duty or activities and it is not a choice we make. This has been the concern of those opposed to OPEN homosexuality in the military. The concerns is gays identify with there social and sexuality activity first. Their behavior is not benign no sexual act is benign behavior. Just like that self absorbed Navy Officer had to make a big deal of being openly gay and with a partner. He felt compelled to identified as a gay Naval Officer. Being a Naval Officer just was not good enough.