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Who said soldiers can't complain?
It's been stated in this thread numerous times. It's even been claimed by you.
It's been said here
Now allow me to introduce a novel concept to YOU. The army is NOT a free society. You have rules all over the place and one of them is about to be that YOU don't get to decide who YOU serve beside. When the POTUS, aka commander in chief, decides that DADT is a stupid and backwards policy not worthy of any great nation, YOU will suck it up and deal with it or YOU won't be serving at all.
How you like them apples?
And here
Exactly. A platoon does not get to vote whether they want Jews, blacks, Indians, Muslims, or Scientologists in their midst. Soldiers give up those bigotries and prejudices when they put on the uniform and swear an oath to their country. Those who refuse to get along are tossed out.
The bigots didn't like them apples. They've gotten over it.
They'll get over gays soon enough.
:rofl