One thing I hear often when talking about the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, is that “people have a right to serve their country.” This is an interesting statement. It sounds convincing by itself, but think about this:
“Serving your country” is an extremely broad statement. First of all, you can “serve your country” without being in the military, and the debate centers around the military. Second, you don’t have a right to be in the military. Show me where it says we have the right to serve in the military.
A guy I know was signing up for the National Guard, but he didn’t make it. He has mild ADHD. He doesn’t have the right to serve in the military. Really – none of us do.
To tie back to my first paragraph: the argument that people have a right to serve their country is misleading and a trick.
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