Shouldn't the question be how this effects morale amongst our service men and women? If it's determined to have a negative effect is it still ok if it leads to more American military deaths?

My military experience is a bit dated, but I am concerned about GLBT NCOs imposing their wills on young enlisted folks. I've had folks relate personal experiences with this. As far as I know, ADM Mullen has never had to share close quarters with someone who has total control over his daily life, duty assignments, and exposure to combat. Don't tell me that there are procedures in place to report and prevent this. There were procedures in place to report and prevent MAJ Hasan's radical Islamic hatefest and no one would do anything.

Don't ask don't tell should be the philosophy we all live by in America. I don't want to know what sexual proclivities people have. Don't shove it in my face and I won't hold it against you. But definitely keep it out of the military. What the heck is happening when men who are ex-military just up and go all wimpy, let's just honor whoever, blah blah...It's not right to ask men to live under strenuous situations and oh by the way there's some homosexuals in the foxhole with you, now we'd like you all to live comfortably together, k?