Posted on 01/07/2009 10:05:08 AM PST by TaraP
A conservative military watchdog is very concerned about a recent survey of military personnel that indicates a significant number of service members might leave the all-volunteer force if the ban on open homosexuals in the military is lifted.
The annual survey was conducted by the Military Times, which once again asked active duty personnel if they oppose the effort led by Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (D-California) to repeal the 1993 law -- Section 654, Title 10 -- which clearly states that open homosexuals are not allowed in the military.
Approximately 58 percent of the respondents indicated that they were in favor of continuing the ban. But Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, is more astonished at the response to a question that had never been asked on that survey before.
"In essence, what would you do if the law is repealed?" she relates that question. "The Military Times found that 10 percent of respondents said they would leave the military, and an additional 14 percent said they would consider ending their careers," she points out. "Now, even if half of those numbers turned out to be an accurate prediction, that would be devastating to our volunteer force. It would pretty much destroy the military as we know it."
She believes those who might consider leaving have legitimate concerns if the law is repealed. "The new policy would be forced co-habitation with homosexuals 24-7 in all military communities," Donnelly adds. "Corollary programs to make the program work would include professional diversity training to enforce acceptance and zero tolerance of anyone who disagrees."
Donnelly expects Tauscher to reintroduce the repeal legislation within the next several weeks.
And thats exactly what the End America crowd runnin from Washington wants.
Would that 10% be made up with homosexual enlistment?
Leaving the military is exactly what Obama wants! That sick bastard is out to cripple our country! He would not mind if all out military sounded like Barnie Fwank and looked like Rose!
A Gay military would have no problem rounding up Christians.
No problemo.
Simply have an ALL GAY military.
Homicide cops will tell you that one of the hallmarks of a homosexual murder is the level of violence and, frequently, genital mutilation of the victim.
Just the thought of it should have the muzzies running for their lives BEFORE confronting outfits with catchy nicknames like the Pink Panthers, the Swishing Slashers, the Gay Blades, the Twisted Tankers and, of course, the obvious choice, the Rump Rangers.
And why should the military get a pass on this requirement when it is in the process of being imposed on all of us civilians?
Prop 8 in California will be overturned by the courts and everyone will be required to accept gay weddings: children in schools, wedding businesses, churches, etc.
1) Leave the military
2) Buy soap-on-a-rope
lol
If having to serve with a gay person is enough to make them abandon the defense of their nation, the military is better off without them.
If you think it sucks to be in the military if this goes through, what the hell do you think they are trying to do in the public with gay marriage? Teaching 3 and 4 year olds that perversion is normal? Trying to become protected classes that will sue you for damages if you come out against homosexuality? Who want to take away your right to speak your mind about the dangers of homosexuality? It’s about forcing homosexuality on people who object to it and would just rather not know about your perverted sexual lifestyle.
The military is just a microcosm of the very same stuff going on in the country, just under tighter controls.
What percentage would go AWOL if ordered to fire on domestic terrorists (you know- gun owners, Christians, “homophobes”, bloggers too critical of “The One”, people the government is trying to kill at the time, etc.)?
No one ever mentions the MOST important reason for not having gays in the military (and ‘don’t ask, don’t tell is still dangerous).
Next time you are watching a war movie- “Saving Private Ryan”, “Blackhawk Down”, “Band of Brothers”- pay close attention to the scenes where the soldiers are up to their elbows in a wounded soldier’s blood. THAT is reality. I defy anyone to volunteer to expose themselves to the blood of a gay man. This is hate speech? So be it. It is time to face facts.
Soldiers in the field, and even the commanders, are not allowed to know the HIV or hepatitis status of the soldiers. And the “gay community” can make any claims it likes- there is little argument against the fact that these diseases are occuring at far higher numbers among homosexuals. When you factor in the numbers among IV drug abusers, it is more than apparent that HIV, in particular is a lifestyle disease and almost 100% preventable.
Now does anyone think it fair that we demand that our soldiers, our heroes and protectors, be exposed to a disease that THEY have chosen to avoid?
Having been around the military for 30 years...I know there are various ways that you can phrase a question and get a positive, then rephrase the question and get a negative. Anybody that asks if military folks are somewhat acceptable of gays...most military folks would give a positive response and say that they don’t have anything against gays. When you phrase the question and say...would you have a problem living in the barracks with openly gay folks...do you have a problem? Then the response will be overwhelming negative. Same issue exist if you suggest that gay married couples could be living in base housing...that won’t fly either.
What the gay media folks do...is just leave a open-ended question with no real scenarios behind it. I noticed the same problem when you ask gay agenda folks what we would do if a country (Middle Eastern in nature), has major problems with a deployment of gay openess...and their general response is that we as a country can’t support that “friend” in this case. So we end up choosing our allies and “friends” by their perception to gays? At that point, the media guy and the interview guy tend to quickly shut up.
There are around fifty questions that I’d like to see answered before we move onto “forcing” acceptance across the ranks. I have serious doubts that we’d get beyond answer number four when the episode of honesty comes into play. Even the acceptance of gay marriages comes up very quickly because the US military must accept foreign marriages without question...so any country where a legitimate gay marriage occurs...immediately draws in umpteen additional questions but they aren’t ready answerable either.
The plain truth is that outside of urban areas...when you start getting into the heartland....you find few people who readily accept gays or practice a gay lifestyle. So its not as widespread as some people think.
It’s not just about working with them. I have worked with openly gay people. I was not naked in front of them in communal showers, sleep in the same rooms with them, nor basically spend my whole 24x7 time with them. It is way bigger than just a few hours working with them.
How about the Poop Shooters for the gay snipers?
And let’s not forget the lesbians there. The Pink Ladies. For the butch ones, Rush’s 1st Armored Amazon Battalion. The Dangerous Dykes.
Yet another thing they have in common with chimpanzees.
And also, apparently, squirrels. I hear they go for the nuts too.
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