CNS News reported yesterday that Army, Air Force, and Marine chiefs told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday that now is not the time to change the military policy known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
The article reports:
""Based on what I know about the very tough fight in Afghanistan, the almost singular focus as they train up and deploy into theater, the necessary tightly woven culture of those combat forces that we are asking so much of at this time, and finally the direct feedback from the [Pentagon] survey, my recommendation is that we should not implement repeal at this time," said Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps.
"Nevertheless, he later said, "despite the challenges ... at the end of the day we are Marines. Should Congress change the law then our nation's Marine Corps will faithfully support the law.""
Serving in the military is a privilege--it is not a right. When you enlist, you pretty much give up most of your rights--the right to decide where you live, where you work, when you take vacation, etc. If you can be disqualified because you have asthma, why can't you be disqualified for being a homosexual. In very close quarters, homosexuality can interfere with troop unity. Wartime tends to create very close quarters. I think to change the policy would be a mistake.
Homosexual rights are not the same as civil rights. A gay person does have the right not to be discriminated against, but a gay person does not have the right to have more rights than other Americans. I believe that letting gays serve openly in the military would not be a benefit to anyone and would negatively impact the effectiveness of the American military.
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