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Originally Posted by Kulturkampf
No...
Are you in the Army? I am.
Do you know what would happen to gays in the Army?
The lawsuits for gays being beaten inside out would be enough to off-set that; 60 minutes would constantly be running reports about the latest homosexual beaten within inches of his life (or even to death) in this or that unit.
I am a liberal by military standards.
Gays in an Army unit? Sounds like a recipe for someone getting their head kicked in once a month.
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Why does it seem the various incarnations of the Army Times (Navy Times, Air Force Times, ect) are focused on this issue? Every place I have been in just abides by the don't ask don't tell and doesn't make an issue of it. As far as the cost, I wouldn't put to much thought into it. After all, costs are extremely exaggerated on any OTH or Dishonorable discharge that it seems a little mad to use those figures. Things they put into account are time left in the members contract, prosecution costs (if applicable), and administrative costs (which we would eat one way or another). Kulturkampf has a good point that some of the current members in the military would not be able to serve openly one way or another. Ignoring the problem, and questionable members seems to be the correct answer, of course they could go back to the old way (which lead to fewer discharges to boot).