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Originally Posted by fxashun  I totally understand what you are saying...But like I said, we don't have any incidences of a hetero person being booted under the DADT. | The guy would be labeled as gay whether he was straight or not. We don't have KNOWN PUBLICIZED incidences, but the media wouldn't even be able to touch a situation like this. Quote:
It's nice to sit back and dream up all kinds of if and coulds. But if you ARE gay, there are rules against that. If you have an ex, as this woman did, and you break up, then you are risking your career.
The same thing if you are married. If you are having an affair, and you break up, you are risking your career.
The same thing if you are an officer screwing a private hottie. If you have an affair, and you break up, you are risking your career. It seems YOU are the one that doesn't understand that the mechanism is pretty much the same for all three of those situations to be abused. DADT isn't alone. And there are probably a LOT more potential instances of the other two things occurring.
Your "if" isn't limited to homosexual relationships.
| I was in the military. I'm well aware of the rules. At what point did I say that it WAS limited to gay relationships?
Of the three examples that you cited, however, it would be EASIEST to screw up someone's military career with DADT. The fraternization rules and the adultery rules are MUCH less likely to result in discharge.
So, the IF still stands. IF someone was seeking to may another's life difficult, or put them in a bad position, the route of choice would be obvious. The DADT rules serve little purpose in today's military. |