For better or worse, what you've said is true. The young men and women enlisting today, and their future officers currently enrolled at Annapolis and West Point, well, they've been raised in an environment where homosexuality is looked at as no big deal. They've most likely had acquaintances, friends and possibly family members come out of the closet. They've seen acceptance become part of the mainstream culture and they've seen people ostracized who've held negative views toward homosexuality.
The military is a reflection of society. As society becomes more tolerant of the gay lifestyle (and it has), the military will follow suit. The old guard will try and resist this change but it is going to come. Eventually, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will no longer be military policy. It will be replaced by something more accepting of gays.
This isn't a statement of my opinion one way or another on the issue. This is just my observation as someone currently serving my country.
With all do respect oral and anal sex is still against the UCMJ but widely accepted in society since the 60’s, yet we are in 2008 and active duty still can't “officially” brag about how they banged their partner last night.
Point is the US military is not a playground for natural or unnatural sexual relations exploration. Eventually some perverted court, perverted Congress or perverted CIC (Clinton loosened them a bit) will open the flood gates. Until then “the military is definitely not a reflection of society”, just look at the UCMJ or any other restrictions that are placed for service members for that answer. If the military was a true reflection of society the service would be too chaotic and order would be highly disrupted.
Does the courts still threatened to put people in the brig for adultery in todays society (Article 134) ?
Wife took a temporary duty assignment for 3 months (She is an 0-4). First day of class the instructor “reminded” those who are married that you will be prosecuted for adultery (Since it was a long TDA).
So I ask you is the military still a reflection of society especially threatening jail time just for a little nookie on the “outside”?