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NEWS > U.S.A. > DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL MAY RESULT IN BETTER UNIFORMS
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL MAY RESULT IN BETTER UNIFORMS
February 3 2010
Washington, D.C. – It may very well be that prejudice is simply an innate part of the human condition. Take for example the story of black people in the United States. The slave trade began as a simple economic initiative, exploiting poor and uneducated
people who happened to have dark skin. Over the ensuing decades, partially as a result of forced segregation, classism formed. Eventually that classism become outright prejudice where black people were hated because of the colour of their skin, not because they were slaves, or poor, or uneducated.
Such stories have persisted throughout human history. The segregation of one type of person based on certain ethnic, religious, or sexual terms inevitably devolves into perceptions of superiority and inevitable outright hate. Many groups have suffered such indignities throughout history – perhaps none more than Jews and women – and will likely endure more going forward. Advanced countries have largely done away with the institutions of hate, as the Presidency of Barack Obama illustrates, but even in those countries vestiges of hate still exist. One place that even a country as enlightened as the United States that such prejudice persists is in the military and their ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ policy which specifically targets gay people in the armed services. While the President and many Pentagon officials have called for a repeal of such policies, they remain for now, preventing any major advances in uniform design from moving forward.
“This has been one the major obstacles and one of the major motivators that has 
prompted the discussion over gay people in the military. True there is a desire to unify
the forces and eliminate one of the last official forms of prejudice in the government, but many people feel that there has been a disturbing lack of change in design of uniforms and other elements in recent years, something they desperately want to change,” said a Pentagon insider. “Things have changed but in mostly bad ways. It’s a twist on an existing design rather than a full scale redo which many people feel needs to happen in order for the Armed Forces to really start to look good on the battlefield. Realistically that means one thing, being out.”
The DADT policy was first introduced by President Clinton in 1993 which allowed gay people into the military for the first time, though keeping them in the closet.
“Even the least fashionable in the military realize it’s time for a change and that is at least part of the reason for this push. The other reasons of course are the barracks and the interiors of machines like tanks which really haven’t been updated since World War II. By freeing up people to be open and encouraging more gay men to join, they will do wonders for the environment, with the exception of Peterson AFB in Colorado. That place is already pretty fabulous,” continued the insider. “Gay women will just have to be along for the ride. In the big picture of what they are trying to do, lesbians don’t really matter but they are part of the package. Of course they could start up inter-force tennis teams and make things really interesting.”
Surprisingly many soldiers are also in support of the change, particularly in the Army, where many hope it will spice up normally dull group showers.
“Group showers are in the minds of many in the armed forces just a little dull. You stand around washing yourself, trying to not look down, it’s really an awkward situation for many people and many would like to spice it up a little bit,” continued the insider. “Commanders feel much the same way as they hope that it will provoke soldiers to work out a little harder and improve performance. Really, it’s a win for everyone.”
President Clinton reportedly signed the bill after equally finding group showers underwhelming.
Mike Michaels, American Correspondent
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