UW.. I certainly sympathize with you.
But I've always tried to keep in mind that normally only sick people (sinners) need a doctor (spiritual healing). I've tried to guide my perspective of gays through such a filter.
The reality is that homosexuality has ALWAYS been an element in the Military, as well as the rest of society. They may have kept it behind closed doors, or via intimidation, hushed it up in cover-ups, but it still existed.
I recall reading James Michener's autobiography where he recounts his WWII years spent as an historian/investigator for Admiral Halsey. He had been assigned to look into some discipline issues at an isolated Marine base and discovered that the senior NCO, an administrative Staff Sergeant, had basically intimidated/manipulated nearly three dozen young marines into performing homosexual acts in their own little gay bordelo they called "the club".
Unit integrity had been destroyed and the unit commander, a promising Marine Captain, had lost total control over his men (obviously because he was being blackmailed to keep it "hush-hush or lose his command). It became so bad this sergeant actually had the balls to lock the Captain out of his own compound.
The whole case was hushed up, the participants dismissed from the service (during wartime!!) and nothing ever put in the official record.
That kind of sticks with me when I consider this issue of gays in the military. It's not so much that they are gay (although I disapprove of such lifestyles on spiritual, as well as biological grounds)..
There's just no way to preserve unit integrity in the midst of sexual tensions and petty jealousies, especially in the heat of battle, let alone the boredom of garrison duty. It's the same reason I don't approve of women in the foxhole, despite their demonstrated ability to perform in many combat (and CS) roles (MPs and fighter pilots being foremost in my mind).
Today I will be advising one grandson and one niece of military age to set aside everything I told them about serving in the army,
I'm confused as to what will be the result/purpose of denying this country of the talent and dedication of your family values? If everyone who thinks as you do takes the same path, then is it not possible that the majority of military membership will then be homosexual?
But, IMO, it's a losing political battle if it is waged along religious or moral grounds.
I think we must keep the discussion focused on unit integrity and preserving good order. A soldier must be able to count upon his fellow soldier to focus on the mission and not his @ss.. ;0)
IMO, it's the best argument by which to defeat the social engineering of our military (which has historically been ahead of the rest of society regarding civil rights).
Just my thoughts on the matter.
Hawk |
