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2011-02-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

Dems Demand Honorable Discharges for DADT Dismissed Gays

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-04 12:25|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 For refusing to follow orders and abide by policies in place during their service?

Posted by Guillibaldo Sheng9999 2011-02-04 13:45|| 2011-02-04 13:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, yeah, GS.

Don'tcha know it's all about ~~them~~ feewings?

Get with the program. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-02-04 15:03|| 2011-02-04 15:03|| Front Page Top

#3 No.

Upgrade to General discharge, sure. Now if they want the honorable, they can re-enlist in the reserve or active duty, serve 2-4 years then get out with an honorable.

You immediately don't get a honorable for violating orders.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-02-04 15:36|| 2011-02-04 15:36|| Front Page Top

#4 If they had wanted an honorable discharge, they should have lived up to the DT part of DADT.

Posted by gorb 2011-02-04 17:14|| 2011-02-04 17:14|| Front Page Top

#5 What is this, shilling for Manning Day?

Most gays were discharged under the administrative chapter covering their actions as a general discharge which carried with it full VA benefits. Those not receiving a general were discharged with something less because of other acts of which the gay component was just that - part of, not the full reason for the discharge.

The problem for the military now is that if they don't compromise 'standards', the exact same they have for straights when dealing with adultery, fraternization, and sexual harassment, then gays will receive less than honorable discharges with the forfeiture of benefits. This is what I warned about before, it's not about equality, its about power and privilege.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-02-04 17:43|| 2011-02-04 17:43|| Front Page Top

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