“Don't ask don't tell” Does it hurt Military Readiness?”

“Don't ask don't tell”: Does it hurt Military Readiness?"

Introduction

The practice of military services in the form of different sexual orientations that are caused by psychological, social and legal problems, are familiar to all armies of the world. Homosexuality in U.S. Military Services has long remained a debatable topic that gathered immense inquisitiveness from all strata of people and military strategists. In the year 1993, new regulations underpinned this practice, reflecting a change in policy. This compromise is known as “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy, which holds that homosexual orientations among the military men would harm or hurt military readiness, discipline and morale; that are characteristics features of a successful military regimen (Pierceson, 2009). Under this policy, it was prohibited to discuss neither about sexual orientations while being in the army, nor the service members would be asked anything about their propensity to engage in same-sex habits. Unit cohesion and good order are the essences of military capabilities. This policy was meant to preserve these essences, in order to establish good practices in the military services. Prior to the 1993 compromise, the number of individuals discharged for homosexuality was generally declining. Since that time, the number of discharges for same-sex conduct has profoundly increased until 2001.

“Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy was a revolutionary step for the military community with new training techniques to accept potential changes. It has been brought to my attention that there may still be military members that might feel as if military readiness might be jeopardized by this reversal. In my paper, my research will demonstrate that military readiness will not and have not been affected because of the reversal of the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy.

Discussion

The policy of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” demands constant amendments by the Members of the Congress who proposed amendments to the policy for the better interest of the military men. The two bills that were proposed to abolish this policy with the policy of exercising non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, included H.R. 1283 and S. 3065, introduced in the 11th Congress session. The ban on U.S. military to reveal their homosexuality is unconstitutional, because it violates freedom of expression and the right to fair treatment. Hence, this policy did not receive any special acceptance from the military, since it was regarded as baseless and non-applicable to the interests of the serving men.

The ban on U.S. military to reveal their homosexuality is unconstitutional, because it violates freedom of expression and the right to fair treatment. The Law clearly violates the constitutional rights" of homosexual personnel, and requires gay military to hide their sexual orientation, under penalty of being dismissed from the U.S. Army. This does not solve their miseries rather put them in a difficult situation to hide their sexual orientations and suppress them from any freedom to express their sexual desires (Ashley, 2011).

Violation of the Fifth Amendment

The current rule of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” prohibits homosexuals to talk ...