" so what he`s gay he can still do his job right so leave him a lone and let him do his job some people i tell ya. "

" I would trust a gay soldier to protect me, my family and my country before I would ever rely on anyone who is remotely like bigal. Sorry, bigal, but this IS the 21st Century, and like it or not, there are homosexuals everywhere. Probably sitting next to you in church every Sunday, too--but they could never admit it to someone with your attitude. I was taught that Jesus said to "Love your neighbor as you love yourself" That includes gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, etc... With that thought, I ask YOU, bigal, to be a neighbor to me and to everyone else and quit worrying about who is sleeping with who and be happy that we have good people that are willing to defend us and our country against those who want to harm us... "

" Right on PDT and Hoopes_dt:::: Yes there are gays in the military, there are gays in college classrooms, there are gay teachers, gay bank workers, gay doctors, gay car sales-people, gay pilots, gay nurses, there are probably gay people living in your neighborhood. They shop at the same supermarket you do, go to the same malls, and god forbid they may even breathe the same air...don't worry you can't catch homosexuality. BIG DEAL!!! There are gay American citizens defending our freedom, I say good for them, god bless them, they have the courage and bravery to stand in front of danger and terror every day.
Once people like bigal get over his/her bigoted views this world will be a much better place. "

" there are gay people in the military. ** "

" It isn't as if it isn't know that there aren't gay people in the military. Citizens and military personnel alike both know this and accept this. This isn't so much about having an issue with him being a homosexual as them having an issue with him having the nerve to challenge their rules and/or traditions. "

" I'm curious as to what difference it is to a straight soldier or a gay one when they spend their days defending your lazy asses. When straight and gay alike stood next to the twin towers after they fell pulling NY family and friends from the pile of dirt and stone. Did you care then who was pulling your friends and family out? No, did you care until now when a soldier is being discriminated against because he feels a certain way? It's okay to be completely crazy in the military and shoot 4-5 other soldiers but god forbid you fall in love with another man. Take it from me guys, most of you soldier boys aint worth looking at by a woman's standards and most times we're less picky than the gay men... so tell me, are you worth theirs? "

" Right on PDT - The vast majority of my friends identifying themselves as gay are in far better physical condition than my identifiably hetero friends. I'd rather place the fate of our country on homo shoulders. To take intellect into account, there would clearly be no comparison: the educated gays would run the show. "

" Recall the Sacred Band of Thebes, 300 homosexual soldiers that were among the greatest ancient warriors. Plutarch wrote: "And if there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their loves, they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all dishonour, and emulating one another in honour; and when fighting at each other's side, although a mere handful, they would overcome the world. ... who would desert his beloved or fail him in the hour of danger? "

" If we had more people with the attitude of child of the korn instead of bigal this world would be a better place. "

" bigal,theres no place for homosexuals to place comments either. "

" sexual preference has absolutely nothing to do with defending this nation. Sexual preference does not impair one's ability to adequatly fire a weapon, or physical and mental stability. Enough said. "

" Please tell me your joking "bigal"! How sad. "

" Good for the Guard.
There's no place in our armed forces for homosexuals. "