Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
I dont know how many times I have to go over this for people to understand it. Maybe because its just too simple for them to understand.


While gays/lesbians have been serving the military could simply ignore them because of DADT. With DADT gone, the military will no longer be able to simply ignore the logistical problems, mainly lodging, that they present. The EO and privacy issues create very unique problems and they even get worse if someone is allowed to classify themselves as bisexual.
They have been ignoring them so much that the military just happened to discharge nearly 300 service members under the DADT policy during FY10. The military does not change because of this. The purpose and intent remain the same. What changes are individuals perceptions. There are not logistical problems, if you don't want to room with someone, it is easy to change rooms (I have facilitated this for soldiers, its not hard). The only issue created is the fear of gays/lesbians and this perception that they want to do something to you. All this boils down to is homophobia. Furthermore, unless there is a new DD Form which asks, "What is your sexual orientation?", the notion of sexual orientation is meaningless.

Quote Originally Posted by Total_Blender View Post
Again... there are no problems in that regard. Gays and lesbians are serving now under DADT and there are no problems with fraternization, unless the military is covering them up. I would think that there are policies against men and women in the same unit hooking up, I don't see how this would be any different for women/women or men/men.

The rest of American society and the rest of the militaries of the free world operate just fine with gays and straight people in close quarters. No need for separate lodging, bathrooms, locker rooms, etc etc.
There are policies which prohibit relationships between soldiers within the same unit: if two soldiers are engaged in a relationship, neither is allowed to be a command position within the same unit. In other words, an Officer and/or NCO are prohibited from dating soldiers within their unit. If they are in different units, then the relationship is permitted. The policy is much more detailed and varies slightly amongst the different branches. If you want the full explanation, search it on Google and it will give the full blown explanation from the regulations.