Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal PASSED

The only way he'd do that is if he doesn't want to be re-elected.

We can't just go with the, "people are uncomfortable with it" theory because it opens up a world of possibilities for people to be "uncomfortable" with.

Are we going to say that Muslims cannot fight for the U.S. Military, too? How about blacks? How about women?

I guarantee there are a TON of people in the military who are uncomfortable with at least one of these issues, if not all of them.

But we don't make those things illegal because it's simply not rational. These are people we're talking about who have rights to the same quality of life as everyone else. We do not discriminate against people at a federal level in this country.



Biases are going to happen regardless of if someone is gay or not... We can't regulate morality.

I think gays and lesbians, as a group, understand that there are a lot of people who "don't agree" with their lifestyle. They understand that sometimes they are going to have to "prove themselves" to people who may not believe they are capable of doing the same job as another person.

Honestly, it's a part of life.

If you're fat, skinny, short, tall, stupid, etc... You're going to be discriminated against in some way, throughout your life. That's just the way it is. But do we keep these people out of the military? No.



The military teaches that you are to respect the badge and NOT the man individually. If you're uncomfortable serving under an officer simply because of his or her sexual preference, then you are not a correctly trained military soldier and should be back in Basic training learning the basics of respect.

If you're still incapable of acting like an adult, you can ask to be transferred. If that request is denied, you have the choice of a dishonorable discharge.

This is how it should be. These officers' sexual preferences are not putting peoples lives in danger.



Again, there will be biases across the board for all kinds of different things. Is it going to be tougher for a gay man or lesbian woman to move up the ranks in the military? Probably so. But I think they understand that.



Again, if you're incapable of being mature enough to fight next to someone who has a different sexual preference than you, then you should probably not be fighting in the military.

Like you said, these issues are very similar to the Civil Rights movement and I don't understand how people can have such an ass-backwards point of view when it comes to something so similar. If we allow blacks to fight in the military, then why not gays?

Fighting in a war means becoming an all-knowing, all-trusting brotherhood with your fellow soldiers. These people should know more about you than just about anyone, save maybe your immediate family. Being forced to keep your sexual preference out of the discussion is a violation of that trust and a kink what should be an unbreakable chain. These are people who will be trusting you with their lives, and vice versa. If you cannot trust them with something so pointless (it really is pointless to war...) as your sexual preference, then how can you really say you trust them?

If anything, I say it's MORE dangerous to NOT tell them.

I can't wait for the homophobic outrage...

Not in this board specifically, just in general.

All I'll say is that I personally feel that this has been a long time coming and I'm very glad that DADT has been repealed. Hate to "hit and run" this topic since it seems like there's some good debate going, but that's simply how I feel and I don't think anything's going to change that.

actualy the one on the top is aisan and the bottom is a white dude lol but i guess not but it really depends on the person

I know right? This was gonna be my plan if the draft comes back in the near future... The repeal is good for equality, but definitely bad for draft dodgers like myself... Oh well, I guess Canada will always be there

This is great.

Riddle me this...will those who got booted for being gay be allowed to re-enlist?

Or break your own legs.