Banning gays gives an automatic deferment from a draft arising from a national crisis or war. This means gays are specifically exempt from defending our country. That seems wrong - brave heteros fighting & dying for the homos back home packing fudge. This makes gays a protected class.
A gay ban would also encourage cowards to claim homo status to avoid service.
I reluctantly support “don't ask, Don't tell”, as I believe it reflects the common sense idea that your sexuality is irrelevant & unwelcome while on duty. While I am uncomfortable about the privacy issues associated with communal showers, bathrooms, & the like, I am not uncomfortable about the idea of a gay soldier sharing a foxhole with me as we battle the enemy.
If you want to ban people from our military, ban the muslims.
“If you want to ban people from our military, ban the muslims.”
In the runup to the invasion of Iraq an Army sargeant “fragged” a tent.
We had the DC shooter.
We had Maj. Hasan of Ft. Hood Texas, killing 13 people.
Muslims should be screened very carefully, and once in still monitored.
It was utterly stupid to let that Major stay in, after things he said.
In a true national emergency, gays could still serve in some civic capacity, but away from the troops on the front line, away from the close quarters that the military requires.