Raolan wrote:
Most people, regardless of whether they are a good soldier or not, don't care. That doesn't mean that nobody cares. Believe it or not, a lot of homosexuals aren't completely in the closet, they are just careful to keep it out of work and away from people they don't trust.
I agree that the repeal of DADT will reduce bigotry, but it won't eliminate it and it won't happen over night. Homophobes aren't going to magically wake up and say "Hey, the military is ok with it, I guess I am too." And until they do, it introduces a potential problem.
I agree that the repeal of DADT will reduce bigotry, but it won't eliminate it and it won't happen over night. Homophobes aren't going to magically wake up and say "Hey, the military is ok with it, I guess I am too." And until they do, it introduces a potential problem.
So the military should cater to the lunatic fringe? There are ardent racists in the military to this day. I don't see how the scenario that you envision plays out any differently with them. Should the military discharge blacks, for fear that racists will have a problem with them?
There will always be people who are racist, or homophobic. Those traits likely aren't ever going to be wiped out (and if they are, it won't be for hundreds upon hundreds of years). If you want to wait to repeal DADT until some magical time when everyone is okay with it, then it will simply never happen.