rssSexism In Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 9:55 am
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Another argument for eliminating don’t-ask-don’t-tell, courtesy of The New York Times‘ Thom Shanker:
The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.
While women make up 14 percent of Army personnel, 46 percent of those discharged under the policy last year were women. And while 20 percent of Air Force personnel are women, 49 percent of its discharges under the policy last year were women.
By comparison for 2006, about 35 percent of the Army’s discharges and 36 percent of the Air Force’s were women, according to the statistics.
Now this is totally what you want during an era of military overstretch.
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Comment posted June 23, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
Who’s telling? Could it be that female soldiers, unhappy with the war, are taking a lesson from M.A.S.H.’s Corporal Klinger and getting the modern version of a Section 8? Are they “outing” themselves, whether they are lesbian or not, just to get out of their military commitment?
The NY Times policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Report” is alive and well.
Comment posted June 23, 2008 @ 10:33 am
Who's telling? Could it be that female soldiers, unhappy with the war, are taking a lesson from M.A.S.H.'s Corporal Klinger and getting the modern version of a Section 8? Are they “outing” themselves, whether they are lesbian or not, just to get out of their military commitment?
The NY Times policy of “Don't Ask, Don't Report” is alive and well.
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