To: Lucky Dog
"On the contrary, these men apparently did NOT serve honorably "
Only because it's defined as dishonarable to be gay and in the military. Let's make that not dishonarable. It's a dumb rule. Besides, isn't it "don't ask, don't tell"? So they were honorable and not that they're retired they are coming out.
To: Chief Inspector
Military officers do not have the option of declaring portions of the UCMJ to be dumb rules. Whether you think a particular article is dumb, or not, only Congress is empowered under the Constitution to change it.
You either honorably follow your oath, or you dishonorably do not. Your personal preferences are either honorably subjugated to the discipline required or you leave the service.
To: Chief Inspector
How about bisexuals? Should a bisexual be allowed to carry on in two marriages simultaneously: with a person of each sex?
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