Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan View Post
Don't care. Served with them for 16 years - no problems. In the 70's the primary official objection was that being homosexual made one a target for blackmail, and therefore a security concern. That's no longer operable as a threat, I think.

Here's my concern: some cultures we operate in still have strict sanctions against homosexuality. Might that affect the operational missions there, if the host country/ally refuses to interact with our gay soldiers? And if so, will our military think it therefore necessary to identify gays officially and manage their assignments? I would not like that. "Joe, John & Larry: you're off to Saudi Arabia. Stuart, you're gay so can't go there, it's off to Greenland for you."
Would that last not also apply to women in the Armed Forces too?