Posted on 10/29/2010 10:19:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A majority of active-duty and reserve service members surveyed by the Defense Department would not object to serving and living alongside openly gay troops, according to multiple people familiar with the findings.
The survey's results are expected to be included in a Pentagon report, due to President Obama on Dec. 1, regarding how the military would end enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" law that bans openly gay men and lesbians from serving in uniform.
Some troops surveyed - but not a majority - objected strongly to the idea of serving with gays and said they would quit the military if the policy changed, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly share details of the survey.
Defense Department officials did not respond to requests for comment.
NBC News first reported Thursday evening on the survey's findings.
In July, the Pentagon sent a survey with dozens of questions to 400,000 active-duty and reserve troops. It asked whether they had ever shared a room or the showers with gay peers, and how they might act if a gay service member lived with a same-sex partner on base.
Military officials did not say how many troops completed the survey, but at least 103,000 had done so just days before it was due, according to the Pentagon. A similar survey was later sent to military spouses.
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They probably only polled Women in the Service.
This ol’ Vet says the headline is Leftist BullShit.
The only way this could be true is if American men have become so damned feminized they are girlie-men.
No way is this anything but Leftist BullShit IMO.
So will they issue a new medal for proudly serving (vital services to lonely soldiers) while gay?
Being a vet, I agree. The military has no place for poofters, queens, fairies, and dykes. It’s bad enough that they have women aboard combat ships who are either tramps or dykes.
Just wait - all the EO NCOs will have to be gay.
Remember the old days - “How come you’re the EO NCO?” “Because I’m black.” “Ah, is that how EO works?”
Close relative has 20 years in USAF on 1 Dec 2010.
He’s getting out next year on 1 Dec 2011.
Can’t take the BS anymore.
Thanks for your service...
I just have a question -— Aren’t openly gay men allowed to serve in one of the most effective fighting militaries in the world ? ( I am talking about Israel ). How is this policy affecting their morale and fighting ability?
The whole debate seems to have an unimportant factor as far as I'm concerned. If the bag o skin next to me can shoot straight and has a good head on their shoulders, I really don't care much about the rest.
This is the biggest load of BS I’ve seen in a long time. This is nothing but homosexual propaganda.
Would you be open to a military REFERENDUM?, which is -— to allow ALL SOLDIERS in the Coast Guard, Airforce, Army, Navy and Marines to vote on this issue?
These leftards make me sick.
If you think the numbers of veterans committing suicide is bad now (and they are), just wait until you fag out the ranks.
Would you be open to a military REFERENDUM?, which is -— to allow ALL SOLDIERS in the Coast Guard, Airforce, Army, Navy and Marines to vote on this issue?
After all, they’re the ones fighting and they’re the ones who should know whether their morale or fighting ability will be affected or not.
Liberalism is a mental disorder, FRiend.
You need a check up from the neck up.
faries, you can’t like them or lick them, it would appear.
faries, you can’t like them or lick them, it would appear.
This is a good hill to die on.
I don’t know about the policy in Israel, nor do I care.
Have a nice day.
Answer: This ain’t Israel.
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