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Most troops wouldn't oppose serving with gays, survey finds
Washington Post ^ | 10/28/2010 | Ed O' Keefe

Posted on 10/29/2010 10:19:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

A majority of active-duty and reserve service members surveyed by the Defense Department would not object to serving and living alongside openly gay troops, according to multiple people familiar with the findings.

The survey's results are expected to be included in a Pentagon report, due to President Obama on Dec. 1, regarding how the military would end enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" law that bans openly gay men and lesbians from serving in uniform.

Some troops surveyed - but not a majority - objected strongly to the idea of serving with gays and said they would quit the military if the policy changed, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly share details of the survey.

Defense Department officials did not respond to requests for comment.

NBC News first reported Thursday evening on the survey's findings.

In July, the Pentagon sent a survey with dozens of questions to 400,000 active-duty and reserve troops. It asked whether they had ever shared a room or the showers with gay peers, and how they might act if a gay service member lived with a same-sex partner on base.

Military officials did not say how many troops completed the survey, but at least 103,000 had done so just days before it was due, according to the Pentagon. A similar survey was later sent to military spouses.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dontaskdonttell; gay; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; liberaltarians; military; propaganda; trolls
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1 posted on 10/29/2010 10:19:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 10/29/2010 10:20:47 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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They probably only polled Women in the Service.


3 posted on 10/29/2010 10:21:33 AM PDT by DAC21
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This ol’ Vet says the headline is Leftist BullShit.

The only way this could be true is if American men have become so damned feminized they are girlie-men.

No way is this anything but Leftist BullShit IMO.


4 posted on 10/29/2010 10:22:38 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: SeekAndFind

So will they issue a new medal for proudly serving (vital services to lonely soldiers) while gay?


5 posted on 10/29/2010 10:25:11 AM PDT by dps.inspect (the system is rigged...)
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To: rockinqsranch

Being a vet, I agree. The military has no place for poofters, queens, fairies, and dykes. It’s bad enough that they have women aboard combat ships who are either tramps or dykes.


6 posted on 10/29/2010 10:25:46 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: rockinqsranch

Just wait - all the EO NCOs will have to be gay.

Remember the old days - “How come you’re the EO NCO?” “Because I’m black.” “Ah, is that how EO works?”


7 posted on 10/29/2010 10:26:50 AM PDT by PeteB570 (Islam is the sea in which the terrorist shark swims. It aids & comforts the shark on it's journey.)
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To: darkwing104

Close relative has 20 years in USAF on 1 Dec 2010.
He’s getting out next year on 1 Dec 2011.
Can’t take the BS anymore.


8 posted on 10/29/2010 10:29:01 AM PDT by TaMoDee
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To: rockinqsranch

Thanks for your service...

I just have a question -— Aren’t openly gay men allowed to serve in one of the most effective fighting militaries in the world ? ( I am talking about Israel ). How is this policy affecting their morale and fighting ability?


9 posted on 10/29/2010 10:30:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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I dunno. It's one thing when the military has no big fish to fight. But when we're at war and bad guys are trying to kill me, I really don't care what the sexual practices of the persons to the left and right of me are.

The whole debate seems to have an unimportant factor as far as I'm concerned. If the bag o skin next to me can shoot straight and has a good head on their shoulders, I really don't care much about the rest.

10 posted on 10/29/2010 10:30:55 AM PDT by blackdog
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This is the biggest load of BS I’ve seen in a long time. This is nothing but homosexual propaganda.


11 posted on 10/29/2010 10:32:24 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Just another white boy slurping a Slurpee while riding along in the back of the bus.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Would you be open to a military REFERENDUM?, which is -— to allow ALL SOLDIERS in the Coast Guard, Airforce, Army, Navy and Marines to vote on this issue?


12 posted on 10/29/2010 10:32:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

These leftards make me sick.

If you think the numbers of veterans committing suicide is bad now (and they are), just wait until you fag out the ranks.


13 posted on 10/29/2010 10:33:14 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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Would you be open to a military REFERENDUM?, which is -— to allow ALL SOLDIERS in the Coast Guard, Airforce, Army, Navy and Marines to vote on this issue?

After all, they’re the ones fighting and they’re the ones who should know whether their morale or fighting ability will be affected or not.


14 posted on 10/29/2010 10:33:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: blackdog

Liberalism is a mental disorder, FRiend.

You need a check up from the neck up.


15 posted on 10/29/2010 10:34:56 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: SeekAndFind

faries, you can’t like them or lick them, it would appear.


16 posted on 10/29/2010 10:36:00 AM PDT by brivette
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faries, you can’t like them or lick them, it would appear.


17 posted on 10/29/2010 10:36:18 AM PDT by brivette
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a good hill to die on.


18 posted on 10/29/2010 10:36:25 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t know about the policy in Israel, nor do I care.

Have a nice day.


19 posted on 10/29/2010 10:38:05 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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Answer: This ain’t Israel.


20 posted on 10/29/2010 10:38:39 AM PDT by FrankR (November 2nd is NOT an election - it's a RESTRAINING ORDER.....VOTE!)
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