Hasn't there been published numbers that they have discharge quite a few gay service members fluent in Farsi and Arabic!
GOD, the absolute STUPIDITY of that is beyond comprehension?
We make 60 year old ladies take their shoes off in airport cues, but we fire people who can actually HELP us stay safe, cause of who they choose to sleep with?
No wonder most of the world thinks we are completly crazy....
mentioned number is 58. That was as of about a year ago; no more current number seems to be available.
I actually know an openly gay Arabic linguist who wasn't kicked out of the military; he stayed until his time was up.
One of the hateful things about DADT is how "situational" it is; it's really mostly dependent upon a commanding officer. No action from the CO, the gay servicemember stays in the military. They can't even be uniform in following their own discriminatory guidelines.
It really is dependent on the command climate. My units have been fairly laid-back when it comes to DADT.
