Dump "don't ask, don't tell"

[The_Barbarian]

In the AF, I was NCOIC for a nurse, a major, who was homosexual. A few trusted people knew it. The hospital commander knew it. But no one did anything for the obvious reason.

She was a superb administrator, fair and firm, well-liked by her staff and admired by the troops. Some of the other nurses weren’t happy, but someone let them know that if they made trouble, their OERs would be such that they would never gain another rank.

I believe that there were many such people both officers and senior enlisted people, who had proven themselves to be assets to the Air Force, and who were rewarded by the tacit acceptance of their supervisors and peers.

It’s time to put an end to the charade.

 

[HollyDolly]

:coffeeread: I don’t have a problem with gay people,I only have a problem with it when they get in your face about being gay.
Not that I approve the lifestyle,but there are many who are decent people.I don’t have a problem with them serving in the miltary at all.
My dad spent 33 years in the military,from 1942 to 1975.
My dad’s feeling on the subject of gays in military was
like many of his fellow soldiers.As long as they did their job and
stuck to their own kind (not making passes at ya) they were okay.
he never had any problems with them at all,and I don’t recall him saying anyone else did either.
If a gay person works hard in the military and shows sound judgement, is dependable in a crisis,etc. Then I don’t think they should be denied any promotions or kicked out just because they are gay.