[kabar]

DADT should have never been repealed.

DADT should never have been passed in the first place. This was Colin Powell's idea of compromise. All it was was the camel's nose under the tent that evenually led to gays serving openly in the military. Once you acknowledged that being gay did not prevent you from being in the military, it was only a matter of time that it would become open.

When I served in the military in the 1960s and 70s, gays were expressly prohibited from joining the military. Homosexuals were not allowed period.

Trying to overturn the current policy will be very difficult politically and practically. It is worth remembering that it passed the House on December 15, 2010 (Yeas: 250; Nays: 175) and passed the Senate on December 18, 2010 (Yeas: 65; Nays: 31)

[dforest]

When my husband went in the military during Vietnam, there were gays.

The guys knew who they were.

They didn’t flaunt it though. They may have been forbidden, but they were there.

[trisham]

DADT should never have been passed in the first place. This was Colin Powell's idea of compromise. All it was was the camel's nose under the tent that evenually led to gays serving openly in the military. Once you acknowledged that being gay did not prevent you from being in the military, it was only a matter of time that it would become open.

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Agreed.