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**goatteatromiag** · 12-07-2011, 08:52 PM

The prohibitions against gays and blacks...and women are not "based on the fact there is no right to serve". There were based on the belief that there was an overriding national security interest. In fact, one of the DADT cases (Witt v. USAF) was decided in favor of Witt in part because the govt. failed to prove the overriding govt. interest.

Is the infantry all-volunteers? Can't say I'm that familar with the Army...I know in the AF we have some people come in "Open General" and get jobs they didn't really want...or get non-vol crosstrained into something they don't want.

So, if men aren't non-vol'd into the infantry...why would women be? Why would women "ruin" it?

Right...so you agree with the lawsuit?

Okay.

Again I did not say that women would "ruin" the infantry. I said OTHER people have commented in the past stating that.

I agree with the idea of the lawsuit - I don't agree with the way they are doing it or talking about how they want to do it. That's all.

Well considering that the military is all volunteer and considering that you don't HAVE to join the Army, then no one gets forced into a MOS (unless they are a forced reclass when a MOS gets phased out as has happened). So if you really want to be in the military THAT bad that you'd take a job like infantry, that's your choice. That's not forcing someone.

12-07-2011, 08:52 PM	#19
goatteatromiag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	The prohibitions against gays and blacks...and women are not "based on the fact there is no right to serve". There were based on the belief that there was an overriding national security interest. In fact, one of the DADT cases (Witt v. USAF) was decided in favor of Witt in part because the govt. failed to prove the overriding govt. interest. Is the infantry all-volunteers? Can't say I'm that familar with the Army...I know in the AF we have some people come in "Open General" and get jobs they didn't really want...or get non-vol crosstrained into something they don't want. So, if men aren't non-vol'd into the infantry...why would women be? Why would women "ruin" it? Right...so you agree with the lawsuit? Okay. Again I did not say that women would "ruin" the infantry. I said OTHER people have commented in the past stating that. I agree with the idea of the lawsuit - I don't agree with the way they are doing it or talking about how they want to do it. That's all. Well considering that the military is all volunteer and considering that you don't HAVE to join the Army, then no one gets forced into a MOS (unless they are a forced reclass when a MOS gets phased out as has happened). So if you really want to be in the military THAT bad that you'd take a job like infantry, that's your choice. That's not forcing someone.
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