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Okay, let's have all gays in the military request discharge tomorrow. Oh, sh*t. We'd be in a situation 1000 times worse than when we canned the dozen or so gay translators who specialized in Arabic and Korean. The point is: the whole thing is just not practical. Military service has nothing to do with being gay. So let's get rid of the weird rules that make them seem related. S'all I'm sayin'.

Who said we're in bad shape for "canning gay translators who specialized in Arabic and Korean," I contend we are better off for it. We will not be offending potentially valuable allies with such people who violate these allies' moral and legal codes.

Who told you it is not practical not to "can all of the gays" in military service? I submit that it is impractical not to do so. We have been doing it for at least half a century.

It appears that you have made up your mind and do not wish to be "confused with the facts," i.e., the fact that homosexual behavior is illegal in the military, the fact that breaking your oath is dishonorable, etc.