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The Brits and Aussies have recently allowed homosexuals to openly serve. Check on their results, it has not been positive. The others don’t deploy or have lots of other issues. The Israelis definitely stay home.
Military officers are barred per the UCMJ from voicing certain opinions in public that are contrary to official policy. Things got much tighter under Clinton in 93. .Gen. Pace voiced his personnel opinion and his support for public policy. There is no violation. Lots of people don’t understand the ethical line.
As an example I think that the drinking age for service men should be lowered to whatever age they are enlisted at as long as they don’t have any other restrictions upon them. I think the 21 age limit on drinking causes more problems than it solves but I strictly enforce it.
Seahawk hit on the head, though I have additional thoughts having deployed both in ground and aviation billets. The gay issue has come up and it is much more divisive than the heterosexual things, which negatively impacted the units.
The U.S. military is not about practicing any form of democracy but protecting.
The logistical issues with deploying females are very significant in the areas of hygiene and billeting. Gays would increase the issues many times (don’t have a clue as to the factor but it is significant.
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