Liberal Crozier
08-01-2006, 09:25 AM
The United States Armed Forces work with many international organisations and multinational forces which include nations with openly-serving gays and lesbian soldiers, sailors and airmen/women. The known nations allow for chaplaincy-initiated marriages or civil union arrangements.
Several retired generals and admirals have "come out" in the USA after they retired from service. Why, in my opinion, is this issue not a matter of education and understanding, but of pure American political strategy.
A volunteer service allowed the right wing to remove the "draught resistor" element and the unknown dimension that undid the military adventure in Vietnam. This ensures a hard-core officer corps and a right-wing leaning enlisted soldier contingent. Most of your army is drawn from the minorities and from the Red States. It is an irony that the progeny of "Johnyn Reb" are the backbone of the American military.
Also, you have taken the civilian militia, the National Guard, land and air, and have made it the bleeding arm of the US Army.
Why don't LGBT activists in the USA on DADT not ally and partner with multinational partners who have openly-gay and lesbian military personnel and begin a dialogue where it must be sold....on the enlisted street....with those whose "unit cohesiveness" arguements are as porous as it was for the Aboriginal or African-descended soldiers ??????
Several retired generals and admirals have "come out" in the USA after they retired from service. Why, in my opinion, is this issue not a matter of education and understanding, but of pure American political strategy.
A volunteer service allowed the right wing to remove the "draught resistor" element and the unknown dimension that undid the military adventure in Vietnam. This ensures a hard-core officer corps and a right-wing leaning enlisted soldier contingent. Most of your army is drawn from the minorities and from the Red States. It is an irony that the progeny of "Johnyn Reb" are the backbone of the American military.
Also, you have taken the civilian militia, the National Guard, land and air, and have made it the bleeding arm of the US Army.
Why don't LGBT activists in the USA on DADT not ally and partner with multinational partners who have openly-gay and lesbian military personnel and begin a dialogue where it must be sold....on the enlisted street....with those whose "unit cohesiveness" arguements are as porous as it was for the Aboriginal or African-descended soldiers ??????