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I'm not 100% sure why the military has this policy and I'm out to lunch about whether it is appropriate or not, despite my stance against homosexuality in general. Now if I were in the military and had to share living space with other women, I might feel uncomfortable if one of my fellow bunkmates is openly lesbian as that would be akin to sharing the space with a guy. This is just my thoughts on the topic as someone who has never served.
[quote=Packersnut21;7900969]If you hate America why do you live here, easy question.
Emigrating to another country is not as easy as all of the illegals make it look unfortunately. If I could live in a freer European country or even canada, I would do it in a heartbeat. There is also the question of earning a decent living and leaving family and loved ones behind in amerika. But amerika really does get on my nerves.
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Originally Posted by Packersnut21
If you hate America why do you live here, easy question.
Emigrating to another country is not as easy as all of the illegals make it look unfortunately. If I could live in a freer European country or even canada, I would do it in a heartbeat. There is also the question of earning a decent living and leaving family and loved ones behind in amerika. But amerika really does get on my nerves.
Well ... I hope you do get the opportunity to relocate to more utopian countries such Canada or one of the European nations. After experiencing the realities, you just may gain a new appreciation of the US and why it attracts more immigrants than other countries.
Somehow the concept of being fired by the Army doesn't sound like such a terrible fate.
To my mind, it's kind of like being forced to give up a comfortable jail cell and all the great food and good times that come with it.
But what do I know? I was just a lowly draftee with the silly idea that I was supposed to serve my country and keep my mouth shut about whom I was balling.
Somehow the concept of being fired by the Army doesn't sound like such a terrible fate.
To my mind, it's kind of like being forced to give up a comfortable jail cell and all the great food and good times that come with it.
But what do I know? I was just a lowly draftee with the silly idea that I was supposed to serve my country and keep my mouth shut about whom I was balling.
We have an all volunteer force. MANY intend to make the Military their career (my son has 22 years - going for 30).
boy some stereotypes in here! Some of you act like gays can't control their sexual urges! Firing hundreds of Arabic linguists because they are gay is just bizarre and I'm sure not every gay service man who was terminated was caught in a sex act. Frankly I would tell gays not to join the homophobic military. Why put your life on the line for your country when your country won't even protect you?
I think Gays should be able to serve openly, but restrict Homosexual activities to off base and out of uniform.
Most gay and straight sexual activities are out of uniform.
Let’s restrict heterosexual activities the same. No photos of families on the desk, no calls home where someone else might hear them.
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And to think that at the same time, the services are now having to take in people with criminal records...
They choose to take people with criminal backgrounds.
See the paragraph and link that I posted above, twice.
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Your post says it all. How little you know and how very little you understand. Some might argue that this post demonstrates how dumb you are to post about something you obviously know very little about.
I’ve been working around DoD for decades and more.
There are a lot of active duty members who are dumb as rocks, please, they’re not the cream of the crop in many cases.
If they were so top-notch they wouldn’t be infantry. They’d be officer corps or IM or special forces;the AF or Navy, at the very least. People don’t get smart because they join the military.
Know your history. The law has always existed in the military. I brought-up Bill Clinton, not because he is a Democrat nor a Republican (I am neither), but because he made the changes to this law, which is the reason why open homosexual military members are being kicked out.
You’re not telling the whole story here, Ray, I can’t help but believe that it is on purpose.
Clinton had to find the middle ground (compromise) because the Rs didn’t want gays to have equal rights. Don't ask, don't tell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The policy was introduced as a compromise measure in 1993 and approved by then President Bill Clinton who, while campaigning for the Presidency, had promised to allow all citizens regardless of sexual orientation to serve openly in the military, a departure from the then complete ban on those who are not heterosexual.
Well ... I hope you do get the opportunity to relocate to more utopian countries such Canada or one of the European nations. After experiencing the realities, you just may gain a new appreciation of the US and why it attracts more immigrants than other countries.
I think you quoted me instead of who you meant.
wehotex, if you hate this country as much as you claim you think you would make the effort to leave it no matter how hard. If I lived somewhere I could not stand it would not take me long to relocate.
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