"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

I am glad that this policy is in the process of being repealed.

In my opinion this is one of the most riduculous policies in military history and trust me there are others. Primarily since I will always disagree with discrimination in any form for obvious reasons.  This policy has 
never made any sense whatsoever.  I'm sure the military has seen all of the unintended consequences of this nonsense.  The main one being that you have less vounteers to choice from. It is no secret that recruitment has decreased especially during the past decade. It is unfair to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to have to be recycled over and over again where they are being burned out for having to deploy 2-3 and more times between these two wars. The worst consequence - the military actually discharging perfectly qualified soldiers, marines, sailors and airman from the armed forces because of their sexual orientation.
After the military has spent thousands of dollars training volunteers for military service they turn on them  and kick them out because of their (politicians) twisted thingking.  One more example of money going out the door literally.  There are well known examples of  this idiocracy:  after training a soldier to speak arabic and I might add that he is one of a few arabic speakers in the entire military.  He is booted out of service for being gay.  People really think about this:  you have just thrown away an asset that a lot of money has gone into.
It is a poor argument to stress that gays go against unit cohesion I just don't believe that this is the case. I know that most young males are immature and don't know how to handle a person who is different - that is what training is for. The military also has sexual harrassment policies which should automatically cover gays and lesbians the way women in the service are covered. I could go on and on with one example after another as to how useless and intellectually stupid this is.


In my experience as a soldier in the army I saw no reason for this policy.  I'm about to tell you why this policy is someone's twisted way of thinking about gays in the military.  Otherwise I don't think this policy would have been implented.  Except of course it was because of prejudices. Briefly here it is:  First of all I am a straight woman who is married to a MAN.

Shortly after arriving at Ft. Bragg, NC I had to go to my unit HQ to get my bonus processed.  I was warned in advance to be aware that the sergeant in charge of processing these types of documents (the MOS is a LIMA) was a lesbian.  To make a long story short I must say that she did approach me in that way one day while we were outside and noone else was around.  I told her that I was not interested and that was the end.
I saw her a few more times after that and my point is that she acted in a professional manner.  Bottom line: she did her job in getting my bonus money. Period.  Although, I have to be honest and say that it did freak me out just a llittle but I did keep my composure. 

The lesson is:  no matter whether it is a man or woman hitting on you - there is a way to handle any situation with maturity and dignity.  And it is never any reason or excuse to discriminate against someone who is gay, lesbian or woman especially in the armed forces.  Those of us who volunteer have something to offer and can serve our country.