Defense Issues DADT Surveys to Troops

I dont understand what the big deal is about this. It was once said that we live in a place of freedom. Where you dont have to be affraid to speak your mind, wear the cloths you want to wear, or even in this case date or even marry the opposite sex. I feel that a service member who is gay will pull me out of a combat situation where I am wounded just the same as someone who is straight. Time is falling short and the way things are going now it wont be but a matter of time where nobody is going to join due to the fact that our own government doesn't even trust our American because they have different feelings. The way things are going now, I dont think I will even reenlist due to the fact that our Americans are getting judge by who they are not what they do.

I agree with an earlier post, I've never been asked my opinion on military policy, why now? I would love to share my opinion on deployments. All they've managed to do with this survey is absolutely embarrass LGBT military folks by making this a WAY bigger deal than it needs to be. All they need to do is just frickin' repeal it, we'll adapt and move on. Ironically, I can't get the "confidential" survey/dialogue to work on anything other than a military computer. Go figure. They'll likely repeal it, but will make it as painful for military LGBT people as possible so they can cover their ass. I would put my money on the Judicial branch ultimately repealing this by ruling this policy is unconstitutional - violates first amendment right of free speech. I wish all of you would call your Congressmen, it's really easy to do, they have offices in DC and in each of your states, they are all up for reelection, I say make this an issue now.

I would love it if the survey was allowed to actually reveal the current mind set (be it good or bad). But, that would mean that I could trust what the US military is doing and reporting to the public; that would be unrealistic. The military will be telling us whatever it wants to when it represents the "results". There have been no other government behaviors in any other sector that would lead me to believe that suddenly the US military is going to be honest and forthcoming.

It is possible that this survey will reveal that no one cares anymore if someone is gay or not. Perhaps the military will have caught up with society at large. We may all be surprised.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, WATCH OUT they(Military) will just use THIS SURVEY EMAIL to locate the CURRENT LGBT Personnel and HANG/Lynch the service members who answer. RESERVISTS TOO! This is NOT FAIR, they should IN WRITING inclusive to NOT PUNISH out nor use DADT to ANY SERVICE MEMBER who FILLS OUT THIS SURVEY! PERIOD! HOW can you expect HONEST answers from even NON-GLBT when they FEAR FOR THEIR POSITION to keep working as a service member of the military forces??????????????????????? I am writing my congresspersons now...

They want to 'gauge the impact of repeal... should congress decide to take that action'.. IF?????? They God Damn well BETTER!!!! Obama needs to get behind this, NOW. Speaking of 'surveys' I'd LOVE to hear what the 4,000+ DEAD in this war would had had to say about the war.. Did anyone survery THEM, before they got their heads blown off??

I don't recall being asked my opinion on anything when I was in the military. We simply followed orders, whether we liked it or not. This DADT survey is a joke. It's just a way for the powers that be to say the miklitary dosen't want the LGBT community serving in the military. Get off your collective asses and repel the damn thing already.

Odd. Does the military send out questionaires whenever they're about to do something that might make soldiers uncomfortable? Perhaps we should start sending them out to soldiers who get deployed to see if they're comfortable with the deployment. Or maybe we should make decisions on whether or not to enter or leave a war based on the feedback of our troops.

Hmmm...it seems to me that if a questionaire was sent to the citizens of Little Rock, AR in the 1960s about busing, the result would be overwelmingly against it. My guess is the Pentagon sent the surveys to married couples with children showing a strong religous background. That way, they can use the results to further stall the progress of the repeal of DADT.

Where are the questions that ask "Are you comfortable sitting next to a bigot?" "Would you be willing to take orders from a Black Man? A Muslim?" "Does the thought of sharing a humvee with a woman who has HIV disturb you?" "Would you be willing to shower and be electrocuted to death from US negligence?" I HAVE ZERO RESPECT FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES!