@hawkeye10,
You used a Randa study to back up a statement of your so you must give the Randa think tank some credit I would assume?
If so then their conclusion that gays can be openly integrated successfully would also carry great weight correct?
Mr323.ch1.pdf
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“The research conducted by RAND provides evidence that homosexuals
can be successfully integrated into military and public security
organizations.”
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“A policy based on the principle that sexual orientation is not
germane to military service thus emerged as the most promising option
for achieving the President’s objectives. This option ends
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation while assuring the
requirement that military order and discipline be maintained. It
- 34 - The option assessed here, a conduct-based set of standards applied
under the premise that sexual orientation, as such, is “not germane” to
military service, appears to meet the President’s criteria and to be
consistent with empirical research and historical experience. By
following this implementation strategy, the Department of Defense should
be able to increase the probability that a policy that ends
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discrimination based on sexual orientation can be implemented in a
practical and realistic manner and that the order, discipline, and
individual behavior necessary to maintain cohesion and performance are
more likely to be preserved.”
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