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My point is, make the regulations concerning homosexual relations the exact same rules as male on female or female on male relations. Why do you need two years do this?
The rules are already the same. Sodomy is illegal, per the UCMJ and it is applied to heteros the same way it's applied to homos.
And as far as the training and education goes, I'll ask the same thing... why do you need two years to plan, schedule and hold meetings with officers and soldiers and educate them on a new policy?
Because, you know as well as I do, that if the DoD whips something out in a few months, activists will be screaming to high heaven that they weren't given the oppurtunity to review it and give their blessing, thereby idicating some sorta discrimination. Not to mention, we are talking about the government.
I'm sure there are already rules in place to punish harassment (physical, mental, vocal, or otherwise), racism, bigotry, sexual relations within the military, etc... re-write those rules to include homosexuals.
There are, but they will need to be redefined. Two male soldiers making physical contact will take on a whole new meaning. Physical contact, while in uniform is already forbidden, however when that contact is between two soldiers of the same sex, it's been overlooked in the past. That can't be the case anymore.