Semper FABULOUS!

This last June 5th, 2011 story by David Alexander should be a wakeup call to the nation. I don’t have the Marine sergeant’s name, but the question he asked is pure dynamite:

"Sir, we joined the Marine Corps because the Marine Corps has a set of standards and values that is better than that of the civilian sector. And we have gone and changed those values and repealed the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy," the sergeant told Gates during the question and answer session.

"We have not given the Marines a chance to decide whether they wish to continue serving under that. Is there going to be an option for those Marines that no longer wish to serve due to the fact their moral values have not changed?" he asked.

"No," Gates responded. "You'll have to complete your ... enlistment just like everybody else."

I know that Gates was shaking in his boots, and probably still is. This is exactly what he fears will happen. He knows it’s going to happen. In fact, the proof that he knows it’s just a matter of time is the rest of his canned response. Given that Gates was prepared to answer the question the way he did tells me that those at the top are indeed worried about a possible mass exodus of the many opposed to the Obama Administration’s social engineering in the military. And I am disgusted that someone like him would stoop to falsely equating beliefs and opinions to immoral behavior. This is just as disingenuous as equating “gay rights” with civil rights for blacks:

"The reality is that you don't all agree with each other on your politics, you don't agree with each other on your religion, you don't agree with each other on a lot of things," he added. "But you still serve together. And you work together. And you look out for each other. And that's all that matters."

Well, maybe that is all that matters to the brass and to the current administration, but it is not what matters to those serving and those who might otherwise have chosen to serve in the years to come. Politics and religion are matters of belief and opinion. The homosexual lifestyle is a behavior or set of behaviors, which most of those serving in the military find reprehensible, immoral and incompatible with the moral code of conduct they strive to put into practice, and which is spelled out in the Uniform Code of Military Justice, not to mention the honor codes of all of our military service academies. “I will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do.” The homosexual lifestyle is a lie because it cannot live up to the truth of the biological (and primary) purpose of the sex act; procreation. To expect military personnel (who are not mentally disordered) to tolerate this unnatural behavior is to ask them to lie and lower their own standards, not to mention those of the military.

Gates said training was underway to prepare the services for the new policy.
"If we do this right, nothing will change," he said. "You will still have to abide by the same rules of behavior, the same discipline, the same respect for each other that has been the case through all the history of the Marine Corps."

Bull shit! Everything will change! The same rules of behavior will not exist, they will simply be “revised” out of the UCMJ! The affect of this nonsense will be shattered troop morale and discipline. Gates knows it; they all do. They just don’t want to admit it publicly. The next question is: when are we going to have to start drafting our military?