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Title: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Selino631 on July 20, 2008, 01:38:06 PM
Can you belive this!? this is sick!  :furious



http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_opinion_gibbs_070423/ (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_opinion_gibbs_070423/)



(http://ttmmc.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/gay-army.jpg)    <----And this is what's gonna happen
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: sluggish on July 20, 2008, 01:48:32 PM
And this part is even more funny-

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/05/marine_gibbs_070518/
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 20, 2008, 02:01:15 PM
Can you belive this!? this is sick!  :furious



http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_opinion_gibbs_070423/ (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_opinion_gibbs_070423/)




Gays have been serving in our country's armed forces and defending our country since its inception.  I don't see a problem with a gay man or woman that wants to serve and defend their country.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Selino631 on July 20, 2008, 02:10:03 PM
I wouldn't feel very good if I was in the military and there was a gay guy in the same baracks as me or foxhole. Even in the artical is said that it doesn't help the job get done, look at the political cartoon!  :rofl
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Holden McGroin on July 20, 2008, 02:11:47 PM
I wouldn't feel very good if I was in the military and there was a gay guy in the same baracks as me or foxhole.

I think you should not have a problem if you are wearing your BDU.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: crockett on July 20, 2008, 02:26:10 PM
So they will finally be letting the Republicans in..  :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
















sry had too do it..  :devil
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Bodhi on July 20, 2008, 02:29:54 PM
So they will finally be letting the Republicans in..  :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl


Whats funny is your blind hatred of everything good in America has ruined what is really funny and isn't...   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Elfie on July 20, 2008, 02:32:44 PM
I think you should not have a problem if you are wearing your BDU.

Many of the older barracks still have gang showers........
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: mensa180 on July 20, 2008, 02:34:20 PM
I wouldn't feel very good if I was in the military and there was a gay guy in the same baracks as me or foxhole. Even in the artical is said that it doesn't help the job get done, look at the political cartoon!  :rofl
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Holden McGroin on July 20, 2008, 02:41:59 PM
Many of the older barracks still have gang showers........

So do health clubs.  Hasn't stopped people from using elliptical machines.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: john9001 on July 20, 2008, 02:51:54 PM
if gays are going to shower with me , i am going to shower with the women. hey it's "equal rights".

 :lol
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: eskimo2 on July 20, 2008, 03:11:03 PM
A gay guy smiled at me once.  I couldn't think, sleep, work, eat or poop.  I almost had a nervous breakdown and thought I was going to die.  I also almost turned gay.  If we allow open gays in the military all service men will pretty much flip out and everything will shut down.  I predict our enemies will expect this and overthrow the USA while our troops are in a daze.  While the straight soldiers are flipped-out the gays will be homoing-out on everyone.  In fact, I bet this whole thing is just a plot byAl-Qaeda...
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: evenhaim on July 20, 2008, 03:11:54 PM
Selino, whats your point? I agree with akak
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: thrila on July 20, 2008, 03:14:12 PM
Selino, I think you've misunderstood the cartoon.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: 33Vortex on July 20, 2008, 03:21:11 PM
Hmm, I don't really get your point. Why are you so scared of gay people? I got my hair cut many times by a gay man while in the service and didn't notice any difference. He wasn't looking at me funny or anything. You guys are just too homofobic imo. Like Ack-Ack pointed out, gays have been serving your country for decades already. So why shut them out?

Are you fighting for a free country or, what are you?  :huh


I think the OP is really... really, gay.  :D
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Elfie on July 20, 2008, 03:26:16 PM
So do health clubs.  Hasn't stopped people from using elliptical machines.

Your first statement implies that if you have your cloths on, having gays around you shouldn't bother you. So I showed a situation where you might have to be around gays w/o your cloths on. In the military as a single person you don't often get the choice of where you will live. You are just assigned a barracks and a room number. Newer barracks have a bathroom that is shared by 2 rooms but the older ones still have gang showers similar to those found at a health club.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Elfie on July 20, 2008, 03:29:34 PM
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Hmm, I don't really get your point. Why are you so scared of gay people? I got my hair cut many times by a gay man while in the service and didn't notice any difference. He wasn't looking at me funny or anything. You guys are just too homofobic imo. Like Ack-Ack pointed out, gays have been serving your country for decades already. So why shut them out?

Who can and who cannot serve has been up to the military since its inception. There are many reasons you can get rejected for military service. I happen to agree with letting the military decide who can and who cannot serve. If the military doesn't allow gays then I am ok with that simply because military service isn't a right, it's a priviledge.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: eskimo2 on July 20, 2008, 03:33:53 PM
Who can and who cannot serve has been up to the military since its inception. There are many reasons you can get rejected for military service. I happen to agree with letting the military decide who can and who cannot serve. If the military doesn't allow gays then I am ok with that simply because military service isn't a right, it's a priviledge.

And would you be OK with it if they didn't allow blacks, Jews or Texans to join?
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: evenhaim on July 20, 2008, 03:35:10 PM
Who can and who cannot serve has been up to the military since its inception. There are many reasons you can get rejected for military service. I happen to agree with letting the military decide who can and who cannot serve. If the military doesn't allow gays then I am ok with that simply because military service isn't a right, it's a priviledge.
Agreed eskimo, but elfie why cant it be both a right and a privlage?
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Elfie on July 20, 2008, 03:41:44 PM
And would you be OK with it if they didn't allow blacks, Jews or Texans to join?

It's up to the military to decide who can and cannot serve.


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but elfie why cant it be both a right and a privlage?

Does everyone in Israel regardless of health issues have the *right* to serve? (just using health issues as an example)
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: evenhaim on July 20, 2008, 03:43:58 PM
It's up to the military to decide who can and cannot serve.


Does everyone in Israel regardless of health issues have the *right* to serve? (just using health issues as an example)
yes, depending on how serious, a patient whos had mulitple brain surgeries no, because it would cause risk of death, but otherwise everyone may serve they just might be placed in less key positions in the army.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Elfie on July 20, 2008, 03:47:05 PM
yes, depending on how serious, a patient whos had mulitple brain surgeries no, because it would cause risk of death, but otherwise everyone may serve they just might be placed in less key positions in the army.

Interesting and I am not opposed to that. Right or wrong, that is not how it works here. There are many reasons you can get rejected for military service, being gay and health reasons are just two.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: CAP1 on July 20, 2008, 03:57:50 PM
Gays have been serving in our country's armed forces and defending our country since its inception.  I don't see a problem with a gay man or woman that wants to serve and defend their country.


ack-ack

who the hell cares what they're orientation is? they're doing their country a service. if you were on a patrol somewhere, and had a choice of a gay taking out that sniper about to shoot you, or no one to take out that sniper, which would you choose? :huh

Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Gunslinger on July 20, 2008, 04:13:35 PM
From somone who serves:

I can honestly say that THIS DOES HAPPEN:

"gay service members will immediately try to strike up romantic relationships with every man or woman within arm's reach."

When living in squadbay type envrionments it is really hard to control.  I cannot count the times that I had a new bunch of female reqruits and asked a female instructor to go walk my dorm before lights on and she found trainees in the same bunk!  I've only seen it once with the males but I see it all the time with females.

My biggest reason for not wanting to change the policy is all the added BS sensativity training we'll have to do annually and you make one little joke about a guys manhood and it automatically because an MEO issue (Military equal oppertunity)

EDIT:

And contrary to what the media reports......the US does not kick people out of the military for being gay.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: USRanger on July 20, 2008, 05:34:31 PM
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And contrary to what the media reports......the US does not kick people out of the military for being gay.

Well, not in the Marines anyway. ;)
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Slash27 on July 20, 2008, 06:18:54 PM
So they will finally be letting the Republicans in..  :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl


sry had too do it..  :devil



So they will finally be letting liberals in...........   Yep, sounds just as dumb as what you said.


 :salute hypocrite
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Shifty on July 20, 2008, 06:19:15 PM
I wouldn't feel very good if I was in the military and there was a gay guy in the same baracks as me or foxhole. Even in the artical is said that it doesn't help the job get done, look at the political cartoon!  :rofl

While I was in the Air Force we had a gay guy in our squadron. He lived, worked, and served with the rest of us for over three years before he came out of the closet. None of us had a clue he was gay, he ended up getting shown to the gate. He was one of the finest young NCOs I knew in my 16 years of service. Ack Ack is right, gays have been serving this country since it's inception.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: eskimo2 on July 20, 2008, 06:19:35 PM
Well, not in the Marines anyway. ;)

Good point; they do have pretty sharp looking uniforms...
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Gunslinger on July 20, 2008, 06:22:06 PM
While I was in the Air Force we had a gay guy in our squadron. He lived, worked, and served with the rest of us for over three years before he came out of the closet. None of us had a clue he was gay, he ended up getting shown to the gate. He was one of the finest young NCOs I knew in my 16 years of service. Ack Ack is right, gays have been serving this country since it's inception.

and I can tell you from actual experience that those who serve and are gay have little to worry about.  If you get out of the military because you are gay it's because you WANTED OUT!
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Gunthr on July 20, 2008, 06:37:18 PM
I used to be against the idea of gays serving openly in the military because I thought that there would be a negative effect on morale.  But actual experience doesn't bear this out:

Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the UK allow gays and lesbians to serve freely.  You don't hear about about any problems... there have been no reports of mass resignations, organizational collapse, or fewer enlistments due to allowing them to serve openly.

so I kind of don't care about this any more.  If it happens in the US Military, I think it would wind up being a non-issue after a little while.

  
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Yeager on July 20, 2008, 06:48:38 PM
I imagine Bull Dyke's would be especially wicked on the field of battle  :eek:
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: eskimo2 on July 20, 2008, 06:52:12 PM
People said the same things about blacks and women.  Not everyone got over having the armed forces integrated and co-ed.  For the most part, however, our armed forces are much better off skimming the best of all Americans, not just white Christian good-ol-boys. 
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Post by: Fishu on July 20, 2008, 07:07:17 PM
I don't quite understand the gayphobia. Many people are so negative towards gays, but seldom there's any actual reason given for it. The ol' bible is hardly a good reason - whee, someone says gays are sinners, so they must be bad. gee, it's labeled as a sin in a book that's been found contradictous on more than one occasion, quite a reasoning!

Personally I can't stand the thought of going to bed with another man (brr.. just the thought of it!), but it's nothing off from me if two men find themselves attracted to each other. They're happy and I remain just as happy as I was before. Unhappy people, however, can affect the happyness of others.

I do actually know a registered gay couple and they do always behave very nice. They respect me and I respect them - I don't have to feel uneasy with them around, if you know what I mean (or what you might be afraid of). Besides, they make really good food when they're hosting a small party of sorts (i've forgot the actual word for it :confused: - yeah yeah, wiseguys, I know what you'd like to say :)).

Eitherway, banning the gays has never stopped gays from serving in the armed services (unless they're of course registered as a couple, which is possible nowadays).
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: SirLoin on July 20, 2008, 08:46:07 PM
This disgrace on the ban on the gays in military is Bill Clintons..His "No See..No Tell" policy...was his alone.


Another example of his betrayal of the Left.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Yeager on July 20, 2008, 08:54:56 PM
not just white Christian good-ol-boys. 
You mean those guys that, for the vast part, brought the greatest victory to this nation way back about 63 years ago?

Yeah, the country sure as hell has changed since then hasn't it  :aok
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: avionix on July 20, 2008, 09:01:26 PM

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not just white Christian good-ol-boys.


And what may I ask is wrong with a white Christian male?  You seem to think that all whtie Christian males are good ole boys?  Guess you must not know any white Christian males.  You guys sure bash us for having our opinions.  But, when it comes to yours, I am insensitive.  We believe homosexuality to be wrong.  DEAL WITH IT!!!!!  I deal with the fact you don't believe what I do.  I persoanlly think it would be wrong to allow them to have an open life style in the military.  My .02   
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: angelsandair on July 20, 2008, 09:01:57 PM

Whats funny is your blind hatred of everything good in America has ruined what is really funny and isn't...   :rolleyes:

uber pwnt!  :rock :rock :rock :rock
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Shifty on July 20, 2008, 09:02:09 PM
and I can tell you from actual experience that those who serve and are gay have little to worry about.  If you get out of the military because you are gay it's because you WANTED OUT!

Very true this individual chose to come out on television, the gate was inevidable after that.  I have to tell you though, all of us that knew him were shocked
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: sntslilhlpr6601 on July 20, 2008, 09:21:21 PM

And what may I ask is wrong with a white Christian male?  You seem to think that all whtie Christian males are good ole boys?  Guess you must not know any white Christian males.  You guys sure bash us for having our opinions.  But, when it comes to yours, I am insensitive.  We believe homosexuality to be wrong.  DEAL WITH IT!!!!!  I deal with the fact you don't believe what I do.  I persoanlly think it would be wrong to allow them to have an open life style in the military.  My .02   

Get out of the stone age you diddlyin racist. It's not their fault they're gay. It's hardwired. Should we just shoot them on site because you say, "it's wrong"? This is America for Christ's sake.
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: Shifty on July 20, 2008, 09:29:09 PM
Get out of the stone age you boinkin racist. It's not their fault they're gay. It's hardwired. Should we just shoot them on site because you say, "it's wrong"? This is America for Christ's sake.

I don't see where he said shoot gays, or where he made a racist statement. You're right it is America and he's as entitled to his opinion as much as you are without being called a boinkin racist. Wouldn't you think?
Title: Re: Ban on gays in U.S. Military may be lifted!
Post by: uberslet on July 20, 2008, 09:30:16 PM
that second article that was posted, in the beginning it said something like "Gay's would try to strike up romantic urges with every man or women in arms reach", I'm not trying to be against gay's or anything, but if there is a fear of that, then why dont gay's go to a seperate boot camp from heterosexuales? it may sound mean, but it could be a very simple answer to the problem. just my thought, no offense intended.
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Post by: mensa180 on July 20, 2008, 10:29:32 PM
Racist?  Gays are a race now?