Given that the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is under pressure, I figured I'd get to thinking on the matter. The L.A. Times article is right here: http://tinyurl.com/ydjl4e5.
Due to all of the nuances that surround this matter (and the fact that I'm at work), I'm going to keep this short, , and just make a comparison.
I find it odd, that when a man goes to prison, a common cultural activity he can expect to be a part of is rape, a homosexual act. However, it is also known that most men in prison do not consider themselves gay.
Okay, now transpose the scenario to our military. I know it's a contrast here and some would rather burn me for putting criminals next to soldiers, but I'm relying on rational minds to make a point.
You find a strongly similar gender distribution, that is to say many men among men/women among women that you find in our overall prison system, and few acts of any sexuality, homo or hetero sexual, yet people can't find it reasonable to allow gays to serve openly.
If a mind has a hard time following my point, what it is in a nutshell is that the act isn't necessarily a direct correlation to the population committing it. In other words, if you can have a bunch of straight men fucking each other in prison, then it's not necessary that a mass orgy would result from a gay-tolerant military.
So my question is what's the fear here? Efficiency? Well that's a whole other topic in and of itself, which I have no time for.
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