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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What is your position then, are in favor of men who insert their penises into other men’s rectum, then place same penis in their oral cavity openly serving in the military? Are you in favor of that?
crickets....
It’s not just on the homo threads, unfortunately.
As a tax paying and productive member of society, I think his opinion is equal to any citizen in the U.S. Frankly, I’m surprised to hear any conservative say differently.
And it's our generation's responsibility to educate them on why this stuff matters and that they should care. To let our children falsely believe that these decisions won't make any difference in their life is almost criminal.
I've always said that liberalism is the adolescent philosophy, because it's based on immediate gratification without thought of long term consequences. We should do our best to encourage our children to consider "what ifs".
And I’d prefer those who push the homosexual agenda would simply leave FR. Saves wear and tear on my zot button.
No homos in the military! Period!!
Your problem with FR has been solved. Don’t like our policies or causes, leave!!
ZOT!
Never did this man claim support for openly faggotory people to be in the military
Just stating and restating my policy. No homos in the military. Period!!
I think it’s counter-productive to good order and discipline. Thanks for asking.
I am glad you answered, if for no other reason I was worried he was going to post yet another disgustingly detailed graphic fantasy
And did you express this view and the thinking behind it to your son, or did you just acquiesce to his apathy?
I experience the apathy as you do. I have 5 children ages 18 to 28. When I hear the "live and let live" tripe I make sure to remind them why it does matter.
amen that
Were you aware the above comment can be found in what some have termed the homosexual agenda playbook? There's a book called After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90's listing pro-homosexual talking points and the comment you made above is listed.
I have the book so if you have any questions, please ask. While I don't remember what page it's on, little jeremiah posted some of the talking points in post 138.
no, I was not aware. I am aware that such a coincidence doesn’t make it any more right for that clown in earlier posts to put words in a poster’s mouth and then use those words as a basis to insult the same poster’s parenting skills. And none of that even deals with the weird fact that he needed to continually go into detail when describing sick (redundant, I know) homo acts.
nice C.S. Lewis quote, by the way.
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