A person can be convicted of theft, drug dealing, or a sex crime before joining the military; but still no gays. Does this make sense to anyone? It doesn't make sense to me.
What makes even less sense is that approximately two GLBT service members are released from the military every day. All of this due to the policy of don't ask, don't tell [DADT].
The information, released Monday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, shows that the number of soldiers admitted to the Army with felony records jumped from 249 in 2006 to 511 in 2007. And the number of Marines with felonies rose from 208 to 350.Who would the average citizen want coming home from Afghanistan or Iraq, a law abiding gay man or a convicted violent offender? I don't even have to think about my answer. I would want any law abiding citizen coming home from war. The last thing we need is violent criminals coming home with more weapons knowledge than they had before joining the military.
What makes even less sense is that approximately two GLBT service members are released from the military every day. All of this due to the policy of don't ask, don't tell [DADT].
In the 10 years that DADT has been in force more than 10,000 personnel have been discharged as a result of the policy, including 800 with skills deemed 'mission critical,' such as pilots, combat engineers, and linguists.Where is the logic in kicking out people in mission critical positions? This is just another reason why DADT is not good for the military, or for the fight against the war on terror.
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