I think Im gonna go sign up for the army...

[xultar]

then on the first day of basic tell them I'm a lesbian.

[Radical Activist]

1. I think you'll be stuck in the army.

Its harder to get out these days. They're desperate.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Nope, discharges under DADT are higher than ever!

:eyes:

[Double T]

2. Be careful. They might intentionally put you on the front lines.

[JuniperLea]

3. I often wondered what would happen...

How nice you want to be the guinea pig!

:p

[neuvocat]

5. Who knows? Maybe they'll send you straight to Iraq instead.

I could see this admin doing that purely out of spite.

[kimmerspixelated]

6. Never put yourself in harm's way just to make a point.

[xultar]

7. I know....but they just make me so FUCKIN ANGRY!!!

[rurallib]

8. You a woman? Just askin'

[xultar]

11. Yeah...I'm black too.

[roamer65]

9. The recruiter will say...

"I didn't hear you say that..." You'd be stuck in the army.

[MADem]

10. That's not a crime. It's the ACTS that are "the problem," not the orientation.

"Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue, don't harass" are the guidelines for all, not just the gay people.

The policy was designed to be a midpoint measure to test the policy (and assuage the panic-stricken idiots) before lifting the ban entirely. It's way past time to lift it.

If Gore had been given his win it would have happened by now.