Are you currently serving? I am. And tomorrow morning when I go to work, I expect it will be just another typical Monday.
So you support the repeal of DADT?
Adm Mullen, is that you?
serious question alert!
do you think people who are homosexual will eventually start prancing around being loud and proud about their orientation? hubbymahem thinks they will not, but he’s been out of the army for years and years. he knew people when he was in who were gay but kept their lifestyle to themselves. do you believe this will cause gays to demand acceptance by everyone no matter what? or cause problems in close quarters? since you are currently serving and i am curious about these issues i hope you won’t mind giving me your honest assessment of the situation. thank you for your service.
> “ I expect it will be just another typical Monday”
To the morally degenerate only!
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You make some interesting points in your various posts on this topic. I wrote a post yesterday about my struggle trying to be fair and decent as a woman who strongly believe in the equality of citizens.
I don’t know what is the moral, just or best way to deal with gay and lesbians in our law, or our culture. I do know I have a strong belief- which is probably unfair and unjust- that the repeal of this law is a dreadful mistake that is going to wreak havoc over time with our national defense.
Tell me this- as the professional that you are- what would be going through your mind in boot camp when everyone is showering together, or when you’re sitting on the pot across from each other? How’s that going to affect morale, sailor?
I admire your detached and “professional” manner- sadly, I cannot come close to emulating it. I’m furious and feel we have been harmed and betrayed by our government in ways that will show, slowly, but irrevocably in our military, our schools and our entire culture.
Is it right to think and feel this way? I don’t know. I don’t hate these people- and I sympathize with their feeling like second class citizens. But damn it, is their need to be accepted more important than the nations need to be safe?
I still have very mixed feeling about men and women going through boot camp together- so I’m hardly a liberated gal. But considering this is ALL about SEX, I’ve tried to imagine what I’d feel like if I were a recruit and expected to shower with men. Because that’s how it’s going to be- gay men showering with straight, lesbians showering with straight women.
When straight people are disciplined for fraternizing with the opposite sex in the military they take their punishment like adults- they knew better and did it anyway- pay the piper. NOW we’ll have “but they’re only picking on me cause they know I’m gay and it’s discrimination”....
Oh hell yeah- tomorrow may be the same...come back and talk to us in a year.