I totally agree, this is much ado about nothing, at least for gay men, who would rather be hairdressers or actors or new anchors or sell clothing. Gay women I dunno so much, maybe they like army boots more than gay men.
There is only one reason I can think of that open Homos would want to be in the Army. Also...how do they prove they are Gay?
Once the upper echelons of the Chain of Command are fully queer, you will HAVE to BE a PLAYING buggerer to get promoted. Look that the later Roman (Empire not republic) Army and the later Greek Army for an examples.
When this "faggotizaton" of the Officer Corp is complete, the enlistment rate, re-enlistment rate will go to zero. At this point the draft will be reinstated and the queers will get their new meat.