Can you be drafted into the army if you are gay?

Answer 1

Yes they do. I believe that gays and lesbians should be allowed in the military as long as they do not openly express their sexual orientation. If someone were to know that the person next to him was gay, he would naturally act differently if he had any animosity towards gay persons in general. The dissension doesn't come from the fact the person is gay, it comes from other people KNOWING that he is gay. DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) has been an effective way for our military to stay unified. Nobody needs to know if someone is gay or straight, they just need to know that they can rely on the person and know that he has your back.

Answer 2

Yes they should. If a gay person wishes to serve his or her country, why would that service not be valued? And there is no basis, either legally or morally, to make gay people into second class citizens with less rights than straight people have.

Another opinion:

The question is, what do you mean by openly? There are fraternization policies in the military, just like there are in any business or organization. These policies have nothing to do with your sexual orientation; they have everything to do with whether or not you form a sexual liaison with someone else.

So, if by openly, you mean to have a gay liaison with someone else in the military, then the answer is no, not anymore than if you were to have a heterosexual liaison with someone else in the military.

In that context, if you do not have a sexual liaison with anyone, you are not really open, are you?

Another opinion:

Openly means you don't hide what you are. It means you can talk about your partner at home without hiding their sex. A heterosexual soldier who has a photo of his wife is being "openly heterosexual". He doesn't have to be having sex with someone to be "openly heterosexual".

Answer:The facts are that for over two hundred years, those who openly communicated a gender preference have been prevented from serving in the US Military. Those who were even suspected of being homosexual were openly and often mercilessly bullied.

To continue with facts, one's gender preference is no indication of that one's ability to perform in a military setting. Being homosexual or heterosexual should have no bearing on how well a service member performs his duties. Politics are politics and are used to guide the military; it is not the position of the soldier, sailor, Marine, or airman to question the politics of those in authority over him. It is the job of the service member to do. Nothing more. He is to follow lawful orders, and the effective range of his ability to question those orders are outlined in his general orders. If he questions the orders he is given, he had better be certain of the decision he makes; it could cost lives.

This all being said, the current Commander-in-Chief has ordered that the era of discrimination against homosexuals serving in the military is over. It is now a mute point. there is no argument, there is no debate. Those who disagree with the CIC's decision, if they are not in uniform, need to take the matter up with the man in the White House.

And, a final opinion from a veteran:There is no legitimate reason to deny military service to anyone in the US. A citizen not only has the obligation to serve the country that provides the blanket of the very freedom under which we all rise and sleep, but should have the right to serve when he chooses. Instead of flying the flag of argument over an issue that has been decided, perhaps those raising that flag should focus on the discrimination that continues to exist against others who want to serve.

Answer 3

Yes, you can now legally serve in the US Military if you're openly gay. You could have joined the military if you were gay, however, before 2011, you had to follow a policy called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Which prohibited anyone from asking or disclosing their sexual orientation. President Obama repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in June 2011.

Answer 4

Yes, don't ask, don't tell under Bill Clinton.

Answer 5

Yes, you can serve in any branch of the US military and be openly gay.

Answer 6

Yes. The US Military accepts openly gay and lesbian service members effective September 21, 2011. However, there is currently no draft and hasn't been in many years.

Answer 7

Yes, as of 2017, all LGBT people are allowed to join any branch of the U.S. military.

Answer 8

Yes they should, and in fact, they already are allowed to join the military.

Answer 9

Yes, gay people have been allowed to serve openly in the military since September 21, 2011.

Answer 10

Yes, the U.S. military accepts gay people and doesn't require them to hide who they are.