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by Want To Sleep With A Miner on October 19th, 2009

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Why are people so against "don't ask don't tell"? Isn't the military supposed to be rigid and drama free? And isn't it a better policy than asking "are you gay" right after "have you ever been convicted of a felony"?

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  • by RC loves ice cream on October 19th, 2009

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    I agree with the first part - "Don't ask". It's not the military's business anyway. If a person is known to be gay, whether they say it themselves or not, should have no bearing on one's military career as long as they don't try to dye their uniform pink or something.

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  • by DaniMac on October 19th, 2009

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    Don't ask/Don't tell implies that homosexuals are still unwelcome in the military. It shouldn't matter. If someone is called to fight for my freedom, then their sexual orientation is the last thing on my mind.

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  • by Temporary Name on October 19th, 2009

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    Why are there still so many homophobes?

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  • by Moongrim on October 20th, 2009

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    Because a lot of homophobes get all twitterpated over the thought of gays being in the military. Despite the fact that many homophobes couldn't be bothered to serve.

    The thought of being naked in the showers and being lusted after by another guy- secretly thrills them. So they have to recapture their "manliness" by attacking the gay folks.

    Felonies are largely irrelevant in the military nowadays. As standards have been dropped to allow felons to carry machine guns now, to boost enlistment rates.

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  • by N I C K on October 19th, 2009

    N I C K

    The gays in the military are better off not telling. I think they should stick with "don't ask, don't tell". It sounds slightly politically incorrect so the civil liberty groups are all over this. It will cause more problems to get rid of it.

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  • by jrbowler on October 8th, 2010

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    I would point out that while the military does ask whether you have been convicted of a felony, it is not always necessarily a bar to enlistment.

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  • by Mark on February 2nd, 2010

    Mark

    I'd really rather not know that some guy that I'm bunking and bathing with is checking out my ***. May as well make base living co-ed. If we're going to end discrimination, let's end it all.

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