We’ve been led to believe that “Don’t ask, don’t tell” in the military is about homosexual rights. It’s not. As usual though, the self-styled progressives want to subordinate an organization’s (in this case, the armed forces) raison d’être to promoting their social agenda.
Now, I have no problem with homosexuals serving openly in the armed forces but, like women, they should not be assigned to combat positions. This is not based on sexism or homophobia, so save your breath.
It is the theme of countless movies and books — there are no lengths to which one will not go for someone he loves. We care about our loved ones and would gladly die for them, if necessary. Problem is, we might also sacrifice countless others (that too is a common theme in story-telling, common because it is a universal truism).
When loved ones are in danger, we will do even foolish things to try and save them. People caring to deny it are only fooling themselves.
Combat units are not well served by doing foolish things, taking foolish risks.
People who work together tend to develop romantic attachments when sexual attraction exists. Indeed, most people meet their spouses on the job. Sometimes there are even romantic liaisons on the job. These distract from doing their jobs.
In combat, we cannot afford to have people distracted from doing their jobs.
When women started serving aboard U.S. Navy ships alongside men, a substantial percentage became pregnant. That condition alone detracts from military readiness, never mind that many of them may have been impregnated while on duty when they (and their sex partners) should have been busy doing their jobs.
I’m all for homosexuals coming out of their closets. Homosexuals who are “out” cannot be threatened with exposure to coerce them into betraying trusts.
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” may not be ideal but it is better than homosexuals serving openly in combat positions.
But the issue is not about homosexual rights, it’s about combat readiness. Homosexuals and women in combat is just bad soldiering. But stack homosexual rights and “equality” for women against combat readiness and the latter will lose every time. It looks as though the lame duck Congress is about to push through a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the U.S. military.
As usual though, progressives have subordinated an organization’s primary mission to their social agenda. We should know what we’re getting into.
I’ll say it one last time: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is bad for military readiness.