Don't Ask Don't Tell
We the Affirmative believe the United States Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy should be repealed. We argue that homosexuals are not a threat to the military, that the policy is a hardship on American taxpayers, and that the policy is not being administered properly and never has been. People are different. People have always been different; this isn't a new concept. There are differences ranging from physical appearance to political opinion to sexual orientation. Our society has consistently been confronted with and has consistently overcome those differences that may be a threat to human cohesion. Cohesion is an important term, used often in this debate. Webster's Dictionary defines cohesion as "The act or state of sticking together; close union." Proponents of the United States Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy frequently argue that homosexuals in the military are a threat to unit cohesion and morale, that the military is a much different society than what the average citizen lives in. Meaning that a heterosexual service member would have trouble serving with a homosexual one, and that despite growing acceptance of homosexuals in the workplace, school, and in general everyday life; the military is a dif
The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has cost taxpayer's over 160 million dollars over a six year period. That is enough money to send 23,200 people to this University for four years, and buy them parking permits. ferent society than the world as we know it, and not as accepting. However, if you ask any Professor of Political Science they will all tell you what Dr. Roger Payne told me; that the military is supposed to represent the ideals of our culture. Since the invention of the military, it has been a common belief that unit cohesion is a necessity to the successful operation of any military force. We argue that homosexual service members, who have not tried to hide their sexual orientation, are in actuality not a threat to unit cohesion. Over one hundred years ago African Americans began to serve their country in the military despite beliefs from fellow white servicemen that they were inferior, and not capable of successfully performing the same tasks as white servicemen. The addition of African Americans to the United States Military was a large threat to unit cohesion. As years went by the military searched for a way to allow African Americans to serve in the armed forces without compromising unit cohesion. The government decided to segregate the military, which they did. African Americans could now serve in the military with less racial tension, and with less harassment from white servicemen. During this period of segregation, servicemen were trained in the same manner, learned the same information, and lived by the same set of rules. Racial identity became less important. Then on July 26, 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order #9981. This order was a direct mandate from the President of the United States, also Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Services. The executive order stated "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impair
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