Story Published:
Feb 23, 2010 at 9:29 PM CST
Story Updated:
Feb 23, 2010 at 9:29 PM CST
Here's another instance of incrementalism: It's the camel's nose poked a little more under the tent.
Good order and discipline is going to take a hit when gays are allowed to serve openly in the military. It's all about flaunting their sexual preference to straights.
What is wrong with "Don't ask, don't tell"? It has worked very well since it was implemented by President Clinton.
But the gays want more than tolerance--they want total acceptance via Pentagon mandate. I'm certain that someday the gay ban will be lifted and they will be allowed to serve openly because the United States is gradually moving toward acceptance as a nation, and this mindset will filter down to the military.
Hopefully, the time frame will be lengthy, because the very foundation of military discipline will be affected. They serve now; it's just not advertised.
It should be kept that way.
The Pentagon will initiate a year-long review of the policy and then a recommendation will be made.
As it now stands, since Adm. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates are for gays serving openly in the military, the policy will be changed.
Nobody wants to touch this with a 10-foot pole--nobody. John Boehner is gun shy and Colin Powell is having second thoughts on it too.
So, here we are. The National thought on gays in the military is softening. People don't seem as opposed as they were several years ago.
Allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military will undermine good order and discipline.
These are the foundations of our military. Bedrock principals, if you will. Our military will be rebuilding on shifting sand.
The United States simply cannnot allow this. Good order and discipline must be maintained at all costs--no if's, and's or buts about it.
