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They have been ignoring them so much that the military just happened to discharge nearly 300 service members under the DADT policy during FY10.
These are all people that outed themselves or did something stupid to get themselves caught. The military doesnt actively investigate these cases without the case being pretty much decided already.

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What changes are individuals perceptions.
People's perceptions are not going to change. If you are a homophobe now, you will be later. Allowing a gay to serve openly isnt going to change that. The endless new sensitivity classes will probably cause a bunch of animosity though.

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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).
Maybe its simple in the Army, but I wasnt asked for my preference when I was assigned a room in the barracks.


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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.
No, its really not fear of anything. More times than not its the bible thumpers claiming they are the devil or some shit. All this really boils down to is liberals claiming that anyone that doesnt agree with their point of view is a racist/bigot/whatever.

If you know as much about the military as you claim to know, you know the military will add a thousand new regulations on housing for gay troops. Most likely it will end up giving them privileges that other members that are otherwise similiar would not get. Such as off base housing.


Quote Originally Posted by bafbrian View Post
Furthermore, unless there is a new DD Form which asks, "What is your sexual orientation?", the notion of sexual orientation is meaningless.
Again, this is something that is pretty much a foregone conclusion. This will be a question asked



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.[/QUOTE]