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".
You done baffaloed me.