[blueerica]

I'm just kind of annoyed with myself at the moment. Anything and everything I write just seems painfully obvious to me, so I keep backspacing it.

Out of the interest of my sanity, I'll just say for now that I agree wholeheartedly with GD - and furthermore - no first step when it comes to civil rights comes without opposition. Just as many were aghast when blacks and women began serving in the military, there will be many that are now. (again, obvious)

You also allude to the VFW likely not willing to accept gays. I'm not entirely sure why you chose them, since they aren't the ones who even need to be concerned with the sexual preferences of those out on the battlefield. I also tend to think that my views, and the views of a majority of the last couple of generations differ vastly from the views of the octogenarian set. I don't think anywhere in a repeal of the DADT policy is there the option for a soldier to behave out of order, whether he or she is straight, gay, or somewhere in between... so I guess I'm just not seeing the problem.