They can, but best be careful. Repeal of DADT means they can tell, but so too can the brass ask - and sodomy is still a court marital offense.
On Feb 16, 8:54 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > Should Gays and Lesbians Serve in the Military?by Laurence M. VanceWith the > vote in Congress to repeal "Don t Ask, Don t Tell," some conservative > Christians are upset that gays and lesbians will be able to serve openly in > theirbelovedinstitution. "Will the last masculine institution fall?" asked > Dave Welch of the U.S. Pastor Council back in December, although I don t know > how masculine an institution the military is when there are200,000 > womenserving in it. > Well, apparently it will fall, butonlysixty days after the secretary of > defense "has received DOD s comprehensive review on the implementation of > such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs > of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committeesthat they have > considered the report and proposed plan of action,that DOD has prepared the > necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion provided by > such repeal, andthat implementation of such policies and regulations is > consistent with the standards of military readiness and effectiveness, unit > cohesion, and military recruiting and retention." > These Christians may have a point; and then again they may not. What I find > strange is that few of the Christians objecting to gays and lesbians serving > openly in the military have a problem with anything the military does. They > never question the military launching preemptive strikes in foreign > countries, invading foreign countries, occupying foreign countries, fighting > wars in foreign countries, assassinating people in foreign countries, > changing regimes in foreign countries, spreading democracy at the point of a > gun in foreign countries, enforcing no-fly zones in foreign countries, > intervening in the affairs of foreign countries, stationing troops in > over150foreign countries, and maintaining over1,000bases in foreign countries. > Should gays and lesbians serve in the military? Once in the military, they > will be expected to blindly follow the orders of their superiors and not > exercise independent thought. They will often times not be in a position to > know whether an order is in fact dubious or immoral. They will be expected > to, without reservation, drop that bomb, fire that weapon, launch that > missile, and throw that grenade, as well as directly kill people and destroy > their property. > Should gays and lesbians serve in the military? Once in the military, there > is no guarantee that they will be in a non-combat role, regardless of what > the lying military recruiters say. There is a chance they could be sent to > Iraq or Afghanistan, or covertly to Yemen or Pakistan, where they could die > invainand for alie. They might be put into a position where they will have to > kill or be killed. They might come home from Iraq with limbs amputated, like > hundreds already have. They might come home from Afghanistan with serious > brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and thoughts of suicide, > unable to ever again hold down a job. > Should gays and lesbians serve in the military? Once in the military, they > will not be defending our freedoms, protecting us from terrorists, fighting > for what is right, or guaranteeing our way of life. Their work will not be > limited to the defense of U.S. borders, shores, coasts, and skies. They will > instead be expected to serve as the president s personal attack force to > bomb, invade, occupy, and otherwise bring death and destruction to any > country he deems necessary and that may never have attacked or threatened the > United States. And then they will be expected to kill foreigners that resist > being bombed, invaded, and occupied. > Should gays and lesbians serve in the military? Once in the military, they > will be helping to carry out a reckless and belligerent foreign policy that > stirs up hatred against the United States and creates terrorists. They will > be expected to carry out a foreign policy that perverts the use of the > military and is contrary to the Founding Fathers policy of nonintervention in > the affairs of other countries. > Should gays and lesbians serve in the military? Perhaps some more pressing > questions are should heterosexuals serve in the military? Should Christians > serve in the military? Should atheists serve in the military? Should anyone > serve in the military?http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance229.html -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
