Vets protest plan opening military to homosexuals

WND ^ | December 22, 2010 | Eugene J. Koprowski

[Neil E. Wright]

Vets protest plan opening military to homosexuals

Officer requests command relief over scheduled 'behavior modifications'

Veterans and active duty personnel alike are reacting harshly to the news that Barack Obama has signed the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, and one much-needed leader already could be lost to the military.

A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army has confirmed to WND that he is asking to be relieved of the command of his squadron because of the new policy. And former combat personnel are telling WND that they are continuing to keep the pressure on Congress to reverse itself.

"I have already requested through my chain of command that I be relieved of command of my squadron prior to new policy implementation on grounds that my personal beliefs don't permit me to force the coming 'behavior modifications' training and other inevitable policies on my soldiers," the officer, whose name has been withheld, wrote to WND.

The statement highlights the question of whether soldiers themselves are ready to go along with the controversial social experiment imposed by Congress, or whether they'll carefully withdraw from command positions and troop ranks, pack their bags and leave the military.

Members of the military or veterans who have concerns about the policy change can send their stories to WND.

Earlier, during congressional debate over the radical Obama plan to make the military more "gay"-friendly, officials reported that 12.6 percent of the personnel, some 264,600 soldiers, said they would leave sooner than planned because of the change. Another quarter of a million said that would be among their options when considering their careers.

[Madame Dufarge]

Just a heads up. This appears in the "Comments" section. Busy little beavers, aren't they?

12/24/2010 3:28:00 PM

This article was posted on freerepublic with a request to "freep" the article. I would discount most of the comments seen as they're from users of that website.

laubro, Maryland

[ViLaLuz]

I saw that. Plus, did you notice the name calling of those who stand against homosexuality?

[verity]

"The archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, made an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" to discuss "don't ask, don't tell," marriage and the Catholic Church. When asked about the repeal of DADT, he responded that this was something that the Church would not look into....."

That cannot be good.

[Madame Dufarge]

Why, it's almost as if it were a coordinated effort isn't it?

Which is A-OK if they're doing it.

For the children.

[ViLaLuz]

I suspect the tattler is a homo-activist lurker here.