Gays In The Military

[mk2ja]

Reserve Officer Association Drops "Gay Ban" Support

Don't read into that title. It says only as much as it says: nothing more.

The 63,000-member association took two votes at its national convention in Washington this week, said ROA communications director David M. Small.

In the first vote, a two-thirds majority moved to drop a standing resolution that endorsed the pre-Clinton military policy of flatly barring gays and lesbians from military service.

Then the association rejected a substitute resolution that would have put the group on record as supporting the current law and policy, commonly known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” This resolution failed to get the two-thirds’ majority required for adoption, Small said.

There was no direct vote on whether the association actually supports repealing the gay ban.

The effect of the two votes, Small said, is to now leave ROA with “no official position on the policy.” [Emphasis added]

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[Marc]

imgine how tasty MRE's would be and how good the food would be in the mess hall.

 

[Cwood]

imgine how tasty MRE's would be and how good the food would be in the mess hall.

Now that is an oxymoron, tasty mess hall food!

 

[ocsdor]

The military is the Last place, Not the first place, to be doing social experimentation.

 

[mk2ja]

Repeal of Ban Not Imminent

Sounds like they are going to do it right: take it slow and be considerate of the people this will actually affect.

The goal, according to senior defense and military officials, is to avoid the backlash that could result from imposing change too fast. While officials expect resistance from only a minority of service members and believe that it could be contained with discipline, officials fear isolated incidents of violence could erupt as a means of protest.

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"Stupid was trying to impose a policy from the top without any regard for the views of the people who were going to be affected or the people who would have to effect the policy change," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

As part of the internal review, Gates said the military would survey service members and their families on any changes to policies.

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