Posted on 01/07/2009 10:05:08 AM PST by TaraP
A conservative military watchdog is very concerned about a recent survey of military personnel that indicates a significant number of service members might leave the all-volunteer force if the ban on open homosexuals in the military is lifted.
The annual survey was conducted by the Military Times, which once again asked active duty personnel if they oppose the effort led by Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (D-California) to repeal the 1993 law -- Section 654, Title 10 -- which clearly states that open homosexuals are not allowed in the military.
Approximately 58 percent of the respondents indicated that they were in favor of continuing the ban. But Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, is more astonished at the response to a question that had never been asked on that survey before.
"In essence, what would you do if the law is repealed?" she relates that question. "The Military Times found that 10 percent of respondents said they would leave the military, and an additional 14 percent said they would consider ending their careers," she points out. "Now, even if half of those numbers turned out to be an accurate prediction, that would be devastating to our volunteer force. It would pretty much destroy the military as we know it."
She believes those who might consider leaving have legitimate concerns if the law is repealed. "The new policy would be forced co-habitation with homosexuals 24-7 in all military communities," Donnelly adds. "Corollary programs to make the program work would include professional diversity training to enforce acceptance and zero tolerance of anyone who disagrees."
Donnelly expects Tauscher to reintroduce the repeal legislation within the next several weeks.
In WWII, my father was a medic and he had soldier’s blood in his mouth and in his own small wounds for days at a time. This is a no go.
Never served huh?
Your example is unrealistic. The issue is a bigger one that a military one. It’s a societal issue that’s larger than the military. It affects the military, but it affects the whole country.
And I repeat, there is a huge difference between working a few hours with someone and having to live with them 24/7, and THEN having your employer endorse what they do that most of you object to, and forcing you to accept it. That is brainwashing and coercion under the guise of military authority.
You wouldn’t put up with government coming into your home and doing the same thing to you. How would you like govt to come into your home and tell you Islam is awesome and you have to accept it because the government is going to be endorsing it as just as good as the religion you practice? (like they are doing over in Britain and Europe)
Does anyone know what percent of military personnel read the Military Times? The article didn’t say what percent of readers responded either.
Who knows if this is a meaningful sample of the military?
Well said Secret Agent Man.
I’m in law enforcement and one of the best partners I have, for all the world I assume she’s a homosexual. But she’s not an open homosexual.
It’s one thing to talk about your “friends” and not be married or have any children into middle age. I can connect the dots, and I’m fine with that. I genuinely like this person I work with.
It’s another thing altogether to spend 24/7 with an open homosexual who’s now protected from any censure if he discusses openly his “life style”.
Personally, I don’t want to know what my coworkers, partners, etc. do in the privacy of their own bedrooms. That goes for both homosexuals and heterosexuals.
In a 24/7 situation, I don’t want to serve with homosexuals. If they’re willing to keep it to themselves, as decency and decorum would dictate, then I at least don’t have to know about it.
If having to have a gay person serve in the military is enough to make 10% of the soldiers abandon the defense of their nation, the military is better off without them.
Barry Goldwater
Especially Reds vs Grays. have shot and eaten several eunuchs.
It’s also why they want the draft.
The draft is a triple header win for them.
It makes people serve against their will (leftists LOVE slavery).
It reduces the effectiveness of the military, reducing America’s power.
It reduces America’s will to use the military, reducing America’s power.
Not to worry. The draft along with tolerance training in Basic will take care of this problem. /s/
How about after?
You’ve articulated the single best argument against homosexuals in the military.
The danger of exposure to contaminated blood far out weights any other consideration.
Joining the armed forces is a civil right or some sort of entitlement? What’s next? The BBW Brigade?
Discrimination practiced by private citizens used to be called “free association” and was supposedly protected by the US constitution.
I wonder how leftists would feel about forcing women to room, shower, etc,
in front of people that find them sexually attractive...
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