Don’t Ask…..Don’t Tell….Don’t Rush
The Pentagon Thursday said it will relax enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the U.S. Military.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the military no longer will investigate sexual orientation of military personnel based on anonymous complaints, will restrict third-party testimony and require that all cases be reviewed by high-ranking officials. Under the new policy the threshold will be raised for determining the appropriate information required to open a “credible inquiry” into whether service men or women have engaged in homosexual behavior.
UPI
DADT repeal and open service will happen whether anyone likes it or not. If not with Obama, then with another POTUS; if not this year, then another.
It’s a natural progression for a nation that espouses equality for all of it’s citizens. That doesn’t mean it has to happen tomorrow to appease interest groups. It should be enacted in an orderly and thoughtful process.
A panel of DIV and BCT CSM’s [and sister service counterparts] should be the driving force behind when and how this will occur. They, not aides, lobbyists and counsels will ensure that the structure and morale of the force is not compromised during what will be a rocky transition.
But if it is reasonable to assume that being gay does not hamper one’s ability to serve in the Armed Forces, to have the back of a brother, and to uphold the principles in which we live by……is it not also reasonable to allow those same people to serve true to those principles?
Is it not the prevailing attitudes of some straight people that prohibits the open and honest service of gays? As opposed to an inability to meet qualifications and commitment to serve one’s country?
I don’t advocate the military becoming a social experiment where it degrades capability and denigrates the role of protecting the nation. I do advocate the military upholding a standard commensurate with what we fight for.
Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Constitutional Insurgent
Filed under: General Military, Uncategorized
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