Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
For the record, my three active duty military kids are totally nonplussed about the repeal of DADT (which was a piece of legislation that our entire family thought was ridiculous to start with).
I'm simply asking questions for clarification. To pretend that these are completely non issues is naive in my opinion.
Of course gays have been serving in our military alongside heterosexuals, sharing quarters and showers and fox holes. But the official policy has been for them to keep their sexuality a secret (which I think is a stupid policy), so some of the issues I brought up have been suppressed. Now that there is no official stigma to being gay, the issues will be more out in the open as well.
Fraternization and sexual harrassment are both a pretty big deal in the military. It's hard enough to handle those issues when gender and sexuality lines are clearly drawn. I'm saying that the repeal of DADT will further complicate those issues. I'm not saying that this means that DADT should remain in place - far from it. But I see nothing wrong with mulling over possible scenarios and having a plan in place for those scenarios. Isn't that what military training is all about, anyway?
That's called strategic planning.
I'm simply asking questions for clarification. To pretend that these are completely non issues is naive in my opinion.
Of course gays have been serving in our military alongside heterosexuals, sharing quarters and showers and fox holes. But the official policy has been for them to keep their sexuality a secret (which I think is a stupid policy), so some of the issues I brought up have been suppressed. Now that there is no official stigma to being gay, the issues will be more out in the open as well.
Fraternization and sexual harrassment are both a pretty big deal in the military. It's hard enough to handle those issues when gender and sexuality lines are clearly drawn. I'm saying that the repeal of DADT will further complicate those issues. I'm not saying that this means that DADT should remain in place - far from it. But I see nothing wrong with mulling over possible scenarios and having a plan in place for those scenarios. Isn't that what military training is all about, anyway?
That's called strategic planning.