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Debate:"Dont ask dont tell", gays in the US military

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Is America's "don't ask don't tell" policy reasonable?

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Background and Context of Debate:

[] [] [] [] [] Secrecy: Is secrecy a good policy for military servicemen?
[] [] Yes There are good reasons for servicemen to keep sexual orientation secret. As long as they keep their sexual preferences secret, there are no problems. If they expose them, however, problems arise with other soldiers. They often share very close quarters and may make other soldiers uncomfortable.	Also, once it is discovered a servicemen is 'gay" it destroys unit unity. the unit is not able to bond as well there causing conflict. [] [] No Don't ask don't tell wrongly forces gay servicemen to lie "‘Dont Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hurts ROTC, Too". The Cornell Daily Sun. February 14th, 2008 - "[Army Col. Stewart] Bornhoft says "don't ask, don't tell" harms the armed forces because "A simple question of what [you did] this weekend, you can't answer truthfully if you spent it with gay friends. It legally mandates that [LGBT service members] be less than honest and prevents them from having the same rights that other service members have when it comes to spousal benefits or housing allowances or notices to next of kin or simply kissing loved ones when you deploy to defend the country."
[] [] [] [] [] [] Talent: Does don't ask don't tell lose the military good servicemen and women?
[] [] Yes	[] [] No "Don't task don't tell" loses the military good/needed servicemen There are many very good servicemen that leave the military or are forced to leave because of don't ask don't tell. Particularly when the military is strained and needs all the men and women it can get, don't ask don't tell is very damaging to the long-term future of the military.
[] [] [] [] [] [] Costs: Is "don't ask don't tell" economically costly?
[] [] Yes Click on the pencil icon and research and write arguments here	[] [] No Don't ask don't tell has been very costly to the US economy. according to SLDN, "don't ask don't tell" has cost more than $360 million in taxpayer funds between 1994 and 2003.
[] [] [] [] [] Pro/con resources:
[] [] Yes Click on the pencil icon and research and write arguments here	[] [] No Yoji Cole. "The Personal Horror of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'". Diversity Inc. August 02, 2007 "‘Dont Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hurts ROTC, Too". The Cornell Daily Sun. February 14th, 2008
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Debate:"Dont ask dont tell", gays in the US military

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Is America's "don't ask don't tell" policy reasonable?

Contents

Background and Context of Debate:

Secrecy: Is secrecy a good policy for military servicemen?

Yes

No

Talent: Does don't ask don't tell lose the military good servicemen and women?

Yes

No

Costs: Is "don't ask don't tell" economically costly?

Yes

No

Pro/con resources:

Yes

No

References:

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