[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh, and who says they’re going to advertise their “availability” to the whole squad? You still might not know.

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Then it would be absolutely the same as it is right now under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” right now, wouldn’t it?

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You’re hopping to a different claim from the one you made, namely that “gay OK” would give you fair warning about who else in the locker room was gay. I’m saying, no it won’t and there is a trivial reason why.

The only way this could possibly be made to work is if they give gays and don’t-cares the opportunity to self identify during enlistment. “Black sheep squadrons” would be created solely from these. All others would be treated as “cares” and would have to abide by DADT, or else either leave or transfer to a black sheep squadron.

[Polybius]

You’re hopping to a different claim from the one you made, namely that “gay OK” would give you fair warning about who else in the locker room was gay. I’m saying, no it won’t and there is a trivial reason why. The only way this could possibly be made to work is if they give gays and don’t-cares the opportunity to self identify during enlistment. “Black sheep squadrons” would be created solely from these. All others would be treated as “cares” and would have to abide by DADT, or else either leave or transfer to a black sheep squadron.

I never said "gay OK".

Thanks to Bill Clinton, whether you or I like it or not, gay HAS been "OK" since 1993.

That is the point you are missing.

Thanks to Bill Clinton, HOMOSEXUALS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES SINCE 1993.

Maybe, as some have said, this IS a "generational" question.

Maybe I'm just an old geezer.

When I was on active duty for 8 years, back in the days where dinosaurs ruled the Earth and Ronald Reagan was Comander-in-Chief, the DOD policy was "homosexuality is incompatible with military service".

Period.

Military life was simple back then.

Today, only those active duty servicemember with 18 years of military service can still remember a time when homosexuals were NOT legally sharing a common shower with them.

I have absolutely NO experience dealing with LEGAL closet gays in an active duty military setting. When I left active duty, Ronald Reagan was still Commandr-in-Chief.

So, my ranking of list of preferences on this issue, your mileage may vary, is:

1.) The way things used to be back in the Reagan era: "Homosexuality is incompatible with military service".

2.) As long as homosexuals are legally allowed in the military, let's not play games and keep their homosexuality secret.

3.) The way things have been since the Clinton era: "Homosexuality is legally allowed in the military and let's play games and keep their homosexuality secret".