Somehow, I have managed to work my entire adult life and never had my sexual preference come up. I suppose one could say that being in combat is different...and of course it is. BUT, if I were on the front line, or close to it, my sexual thoughts would be, uh, minimal. That staying alive thing would be a tad bit more important.

Some might say that living in close quarters would be the issue. Ok. Maybe it is. But, if I don't have sexual urges for all the men I see every day, and, presumably, they don't either, why would a gay man or woman in the military be any different?

This is a sexual preference....it is such a small part of who anyone is. If being gay is going to cause the military to fall apart, cause in-fighting, breed mistrust (whatever the homophobes are claiming will be the result) why is it ANY different than any other phobia? Racism? Elitism?

If someone has a problem with gays being in the military, maybe that person should choose another career choice.