Don T Tell: Homosexuality In The Military
HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE MILITARY
When it comes to the controversial topic of homosexuality in the military there are two extremely fascinating sides to the story. Although there are many strong arguments in regard to this subject, I have chosen the ones which I find most compelling. If forming a fair opinion is what one seeks, it is absolutely imperative that every angle of each argument is carefully examined. Currently in place is the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that our legislature has implemented as a guideline for the military concerning who may or may not serve in our military. It is my personal belief that all men and women that are citizens of the United States are entitled to serve in the armed forces. Anything to the contrary to this notion would violate our constitution and basic human rights. While society has grown to be more embracing of different lifestyles we still witness …show more content…
I think we should recognize that fact and move on. “The official justification for the current policy is the unit cohesion rationale, which states that military performance would decline if known gay and lesbian soldiers were permitted to serve in uniform.” (Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Is the Gay Ban Based on Military Necessity? Belkin, Aaron 2003, pg 109) Our nation has far more important things to worry about than the sexual orientation of our armed forces who patriotically volunteer to serve this fine country. The only immorality is denying able citizens their equal protection of laws. Recently some have been gone as far as to challenge the doctrine of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy claiming it is not sufficient in removing gay people from the military. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace upset many when he expressed his support towards the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving in the
When it comes to the controversial topic of homosexuality in the military there are two extremely fascinating sides to the story. Although there are many strong arguments in regard to this subject, I have chosen the ones which I find most compelling. If forming a fair opinion is what one seeks, it is absolutely imperative that every angle of each argument is carefully examined. Currently in place is the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that our legislature has implemented as a guideline for the military concerning who may or may not serve in our military. It is my personal belief that all men and women that are citizens of the United States are entitled to serve in the armed forces. Anything to the contrary to this notion would violate our constitution and basic human rights. While society has grown to be more embracing of different lifestyles we still witness …show more content…
I think we should recognize that fact and move on. “The official justification for the current policy is the unit cohesion rationale, which states that military performance would decline if known gay and lesbian soldiers were permitted to serve in uniform.” (Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Is the Gay Ban Based on Military Necessity? Belkin, Aaron 2003, pg 109) Our nation has far more important things to worry about than the sexual orientation of our armed forces who patriotically volunteer to serve this fine country. The only immorality is denying able citizens their equal protection of laws. Recently some have been gone as far as to challenge the doctrine of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy claiming it is not sufficient in removing gay people from the military. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace upset many when he expressed his support towards the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving in the