Spot on Opinion about DADT from Oliver North

Pima said:
Quick question are you AD, parent or cadet?

It does make a difference. AD has seen first hand the DADT program, parents live vicariously through their child and a cadet has yet to see AD.
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I will admit I have had zero experience with DADT. I am a cadet candidate. I was appointed to USMA and plan to be there this summer for Beast.

DADT stands for DON'T ASK. You cannot ask a military member if they are homosexual. There is a difference between asking and getting caught in the act. Homosexuals are relieved of service because they were caught or told. Rude, Mean or whatever, they know the rules when they sign on the dotted line. That made a logical choice. Nobody said you can't be homosexual, they said we will ignore the elephant in the corner. Obey the regs, and you are clear. FWIW many military members are court martial every yr because of fraternization and adultery.

GOOSE MEET GANDER...GANDER MEET GOOSE!

It is about regulations, beginning, middle and end!
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Ahh, I did not know this.


Will it help them? Absolutely, positively YES! Yet, I also believe that they will crash into a wall and become more frustrated since their rights are being denied as an equal. It is not going to retain great officers with the repeal, instead it is going to lose those officers because they will feel that they are still 2nd class citizens. Yes, they can serve openly, but serving openly is not the end all, typically, acceptance of equal rights is when it comes to work.
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I can't say I disagree.

SamAca10 said:
If all of this does work out, and gays are allowed to serve openly, you don't think this is going to be factored into the admissions process to a service academy, do you? :mad: For instance, if you look at the movement of equality for african americans and women, each now has a factor in the admissions process to increase "diversity" at the Academies. I really don't want the admissions boards to be like "We have a disproportionate amount of gay officers to gay enlisted: we need better representation.
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I can't say that I know whether or not it will become an admissions factor. Personally, I disagree with augmenting something for the sake of proportions. If they do, I wouldn't be upset about it. Should our military reflect the demographical makeup our nation? Personally, I don't think so. However, I won't lose any sleep if the higher ups decide that it should.


All I'm saying is that a person should not be dismissed from the military on the sole basis that they choose to sleep with the same sex instead of the opposite. That in and of itself does not denote an incapacity to preform the jobs that a person may be assigned to in the military. Neither does it denote a significant character downfall which would make one hesitant to commission such a person.
 
Had to take the car in for service today. Lobby TV was locked on "Jerry Springer". Sounds a lot like this post.:yllol:
 
Gates to speak today on DADT
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gays-military-pentagon-announce-humane-approach/story?id=10194160

The directive will focus largely on the provision that allows third parties to report gay service members for disciplinary action. While only a small number have been discharged because of these circumstances, Gates has said he does not want the practice to continue.

"We can reduce the instances in which a service member who is trying to serve the country honorably is outed by a third person with a motive to harm the service member," Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee in February.
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I agree this is a good first step.
 
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