Absolutely agree.

Let us remember that the former Soviet Union's troops were riddled with homosexuals...and look what it got them....

Does this mean they can cross dress on and or off duty? If you want a promotion.... geez makes me sick and want to puke just to think of it!

Ed Benes makes some good points, however we talking about the Federal Government here. Can anyone name a bigger bunch of lame-ass idiots anywhere in the world than the US Congress? After you get through that brain teaser, remember they haven't done anything right in anyone's memory so stand-by for this to be FUBAR as well. Can we secure the borders? Can we reduce the debt? Well duh! The DADT agenda is just that....agenda. It's not about serving your country, it's about "in your face" and you can't do anything about it. There will be more legal horseshit from hereon out that will tax an already overtaxed command structure. Anything puked out of the halls of Congress is already crap and you can't change it. If we could spare 500+ good Corporals and Sergeants as detailees to replace the current Congressional leadership, we might get something done right in Congress for once! They know what mission is. They know what taking care of your people means. They live the Constitution.

There was nothing wrong, in my opinion, with DADT. It didn't promote homosexuality, but allowed gays and lesbians to serve, with honor, as long as there was no homosexual conduct. As far as I know, every church, and some states, have laws against homosexual BEHAVIOR. Be gay, I don't care. Be lesbian, I don't care. But don't act on your impulses if you want to serve with honor in the military. As a married man, I may feel attracted to a good looking woman, but as long as I don't ACT on those feelings, I'm ok. It's the behavior that we are now being told we need to tolerate. And the camel sticks his nose a little further under the tent . . . and the military retreats from its high standards of moral behavior. I have no doubt that repealing DADT will cause our military to suffer. We will lose people who are ethically and religiously opposed to serving with gays. We will lose man-hours to sensitivity training that could have been better spent on beans, bullets and bandages. There will likely be "situations" leaders will have to deal with, when they could be making better use of their time. The plethora of ramifications expands beyond comprehension. This is one time we can truly say "God help us!"