It may not be a legit study, but I work with college students — so people of military age — and they are exceedingly unfazed by people’s sexual orientation, so I would tend to agree with the results of the study.
Then it would follow that if homos and lesbos can live, shower and bunk with the objects of their sexual desires it is only fair that normal men and women be allowed to live together in co-ed hetero barracks.
Right?
Or should heteros, homos and lesbos all live together in one commingled mass?
Or should they be separated according to which sex they lust after?
Homos would bunk with the normal chicks where they can all sit around giggling and chatting about make up, panties, falsies and studly dudes.
Lesbos would bunk with normal males and they can all sit around scratching themselves, breaking wind, and talking about guns, big V-8's, engine oil and hot chicks.
Oh wow,that solves it for sure.What the hell would some college kid know about unit cohesion?In college you can choose who your room mates are.In the service it is not the case.
Being in college and being unfazed by homosexuality is worlds apart from being in the military and having to deal with it in a totally real world manner.
“Make your buddy smile” is a completely different atmosphere than “Dude, you’re invading my space”.
Attitudes are changing because of public schools and the media, working hard to undermine moral standards.
WMAL was discussing this, and wondered why, since before 1993 the policy was if you were gay you could not serve, people didn’t get out of Vietnam by saying they were gay.
But the fact is, back during Vietnam it was still considered immoral to practice gay sex, and even people who wanted to get out of the war weren’t willing to debase themselves that much — they’d rather flee to Canada.
I have to agree too- sexual orientation just isn't a big deal for the under 30 set much anymore. Not with the kids I work with and not with 2 of my best friends in the world- 20 year vets (1 Army, 1 Navy) told me last year that they had gays serving with them, everyone knew it, and no one seemed to care. Someone even tried to say they were gay to get out of going to Iraq and the CO told them it that wasn't enough to get thrown out anymore....
Times are changing I think.....
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.
“It may not be a legit study, but I work with college students — so people of military age — and they are exceedingly unfazed by people’s sexual orientation,”
Your personal experience with college students is very disconnected from soldiers lives and attitudes. To even try to compare them shows a great disrespect for our nations finest men and women. I’d bet you are a female and made this statement based purely on emotions. If you really agree with this study, would you be uncomfortable if I joined you in the shower?