By: Phillip

Ken… we in the military gave up many rights when we signed up, we gave up the right to free speech, the right to be overweight, to grow our hair in any way we want, and many other rights that everyone else enjoys. Now what makes it any different when we say that someone doesn’t have the right to be openly gay? They can have their own desires privately, but to be open about something that is going to ruin the cohesiveness of a unit and therefore its effectiveness is counterproductive. The military has never catered to an individuals personal needs or desires that is what boot camp is all about, so why should they start catering now?