Homosexuality and Military Service (Merged thread)

[Stan]

Are the units with which we will fight small wars ready NOW to accept OPENLY homosexual members without issues?

As there are more than one million service members, you may need to address your problem with all of them to extract an accurate polling. Personnaly, I can deal with anyone so long as they don't take their orientation to work. Firing a weapon and being physically fit has little to do with what takes place at home or in social settings without a uniform.

Since you claim to be a 'tanker' from the cold war era (which, BTW, includes more than half of the folks herein), what's your take (you often pose the question without touching on a solution)?

Our Admin was openly gay and sadly degraded his position and authority by doing so (including foreign females complaining about his obscure behavior at work). He was otherwise a great administrator, but refused to leave his orientation at home.

…it’s a question of ethics and professional behavior.

Is not Politics In The Rear an appropriate place to discuss politics in the rear?

I think Steve was trying to be diplomatic (which he was).