US military's gay policy 'costly'

[ASsman]

The US military has had to spend around $200m over the last decade to replace service members lost under its policy on homosexuals, a report has found.

The service lost almost 10,000 gays and lesbians under its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, said the study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

A number of those had skills - such as languages in Arabic, Farsi and Korean - vital to the US war on terror.

The policy was introduced in 1993 by then US President Bill Clinton.

It was a compromise following controversy when Mr Clinton tried to lift the long-standing ban on homosexuals serving in the military.

The GAO study found that, since that time, the US military had lost 9,488 service men and women because of the policy.

Of those, 757 were in critical occupations such as interpreters and intelligence analysts.

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Not to mention the Army interior designer engineers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4296325.stm


Some 322 had proficiency in strategically important languages that the Pentagon has said are in short supply, the GAO concluded.

[shan4551]

thats crap.....were else are bel ami gunna make such delicious porn :mad:

[ms.peachy]

I am perplexed as to why you felt the need to include that 'interior design' comment. On the one hand you have presented an article that would seem to support the idea of respecting the real and the potential contributions made by homosexual servicemen and women in very neccessary and important occupations. And then, you undercut it with a weak stereotypical jibe.

What's up with that?

[Qdrop]

I am perplexed as to why you felt the need to include that 'interior design' comment. On the one hand you have presented an article that would seem to support the idea of respecting the real and the potential contributions made by homosexual servicemen and women in very neccessary and important occupations. And then, you undercut it with a weak stereotypical jibe.

What's up with that?

he's the ASSMAN!!
*cue music*

[synch]

I am perplexed as to why you felt the need to include that 'interior design' comment. On the one hand you have presented an article that would seem to support the idea of respecting the real and the potential contributions made by homosexual servicemen and women in very neccessary and important occupations. And then, you undercut it with a weak stereotypical jibe.

What's up with that?
I thought the same.

Qdrop is spot on with the answer though.

[ASsman]

I am perplexed as to why you felt the need to include that 'interior design' comment. On the one hand you have presented an article that would seem to support the idea of respecting the real and the potential contributions made by homosexual servicemen and women in very neccessary and important occupations. And then, you undercut it with a weak stereotypical jibe.

What's up with that?
Hmmm, you see the contrast, but you don't understand the reason for the contrast? It's dumb joke about stereotypical gays, jeez, take a hit and pass the spliff.

[ms.peachy]

Hmmm, you see the contrast, but you don't understand the reason for the contrast? It's dumb joke about stereotypical gays, jeez, take a hit and pass the spliff.

If you are trying to say you were attempting irony, I'll accept that.

But it was a pretty lame attempt.

[Ace42]

You've been living in England too long.

[ms.peachy]

You've been living in England too long.

Tell me about it. Next thing you know, I'll be getting upset at people who can't queue properly.

[Ace42]

Or women who spend forever faffing at the bar instead of ordering. I have a pet theory that the reason you always have to wait forever at the bar to get a drink at crowded nightclubs is solely down to women ordering and thus bottlenecking the whole process.

[Ali]

Or women who spend forever faffing at the bar instead of ordering. I have a pet theory that the reason you always have to wait forever at the bar to get a drink at crowded nightclubs is solely down to women ordering and thus bottlenecking the whole process.Same thing at supermarket checkouts... they spend ages and ages waiting in line, humming tune and staring into space thinking about whatever, then the teller swipes all their stuff, tells them how much it is and THEN they start looking in the handbag!

[phinkasaurus]

is this the insult women and homo's thread?

someone should change the title then...


dumb bitches and queers, always doing that stuff they do... makes me feel better to belittle them or play on stereotypes for my humour. there, now i don't feel as small and spineless as i am.

[ericg]

:D W-O-R-D... ALL the way up. ;)
"...Hammer to the nail hit the nail on the head....."

[ASsman]

Dude, you'd be the first to go. Queer mofo.

[ericg]

I was kicked out for threatening meathead moral by promoting freedom of intelligent thought and responsibility with common sense & not submitting to a spinal tap, though I was the cream of the Infantry crop on the fast track, Green to Gold, and the Company RTO.. Nothing follows here. You wouldn't get it. Respect is lost on you.

"...AAAaaaahhhhHHH..."
"...Hold up, wait up, you know we come correct....."
"...yo, hate filled people want to keep us in check....."

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[ms.peachy]

I was kicked out for .................................................. .................................................. ....

You sure it wasn't for being incomprehensible?

[checkyourprez]

Or women who spend forever faffing at the bar instead of ordering. I have a pet theory that the reason you always have to wait forever at the bar to get a drink at crowded nightclubs is solely down to women ordering and thus bottlenecking the whole process.


i thinks its because you dont know any of the bartenders.


clubs are packed in nature, youre gonna be waiting regaurdless

[ericg]

Weeelllll. I'm sure about how obvious to anyone intelligent enough to read.... that you're lack of comprehension is of your own stupidity. What is it your having trouble getting up to speed with exactly? You should watch your hour hand a little better in the future.

Meatheads, and people like you, who go along to get along always seem to have a hard time comprehending many fundamental concepts and things... But you get it one way or another when it comes down to it. And if you're really as confounded and unfortunate.., then it will eventually happen in the long run. Deny 'till you die if it's really that important to you though.

I'll tell ya, giving it up to get it is a much better way to go. Where do you think your getting off? You must have done a search and felt it's better to be one of the foolish many, than... otherwise. How unfortunate it must be to not know about that "otherwise"! What are you all really doing on the Beastie Boys Site. Your pathetic without knowing what's what at all.

How people of your lack- absence of character and intelligence... could listen to the Beastie Boys and think you can come here fronting like your like them when you're obviously the type fools they're sick of is, well... you'll find your place.

"...It just makes me strong..." :p

[Ace42]

clubs are packed in nature, youre gonna be waiting regaurdless

Queues with a higher male to female ratio move quicker than queues of equal length with the inverse ratio.

[ms.peachy]

Weeelllll. I'm sure about how obvious to anyone intelligent enough to read.... that you're lack of comprehension is of your own stupidity. What is it your having trouble getting up to speed with exactly?

You know what, if you actually knew the difference between, and correct application of, the words "you're" and "your", you might even have half a chance of not coming off as an illiterate buffoon. Possibly.

Well, actually no, that probably wouldn't be enough. Never mind.

[ms.peachy]

Queues with a higher male to female ratio move quicker than queues of equal length with the inverse ratio.

That is because we like to flirt with cute Aussie boy bartenders. Get over it.

[Loppfessor]

Gays can shoot a gun as well as anyone else. Then again changing the policy would open the flood gates to even more of the hilarious homoerotic jokes and insults I've heard on here.

[Ali]

That is because we like to flirt with cute Aussie boy bartenders. Get over it. is that all we have to do to get served? And all this time, there's me thinking we have to wave a tenner at them and scream at the tops of our lungs, watching the clock creep ever closer to 11pm.

If that isn't the stupidestest thing ever. Is it really going to make people drink less by having an 11pm closing time? What it certainly will do is force them to go straight to the pub after work and down as many pints as they can before closing - on an empty stomach... and THEN go and have a 'meal' in as far as you can actually get decent food in the UK, especially after 11pm, although by the time you've had eight pints of lager, you'll eat, fight and fuck anything.

Very genteel place, England. It's because they don't drink very much over there...

Ericgyouareaspeedfreak?

[ericg]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally?? ? Damn, I could handle semantics, but pulling that out of your ass is just immaturity at it's weakest and worst, not to mention ever pungent. What a nasty, rotten, little sour peach you are. Whatever good that is. You somehow think you pride yourself in it too, huh? I don't even need to check to see how old you are. And what's worse is you never had any business talking to me. Now clean up your shit and try being a little more...

"...You're hearing me and you're like, 'Oh my god it's Sasquatch!' I'm walkin' on water while you're stepping in shit. So put your sewer boots on before your ass gets lit. AND IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN HEY FUCK YOU! SO PUT A QUARTER IN YOUR ASS CAUSE YOU PLAYED YOURSELF....."


PS. After you spell check this :p , I want a nice scratch and smell sticker. A peachy new one, not a used yuckee one this time.. nobody likes a presumptuous, preposterous little teacher. I'll put you in special ed with that hokey pokey shit and teach you what it's all about.

[ms.peachy]

Whatever you say, Loopy McLoopstein. :rolleyes:

[ASsman]

Crack addict.

[ericg]

(!) "...maintenance needs..." (!)
-Crawl Space

Ch-Check It Out. :) (lb)

[Rosie Cotton]

Yes, we must get all the queers out of the military. We don't our armed forces to be fabuloooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuussssssssss!! !!!!!!!!!

[ASsman]

Super!

[Rosie Cotton]

^ gay