Don't Ask....Don't Tell. Good Policy?

[jfrog]

The military not asking and not requiring someone to tell their sexual preference is not a problem. I think we all can at least agree there.

The real question is should the military be allowed to ban openly gay men from being in the military? The answer is yes, iff certain conditions exist that would hinder the military from doing its job if it allowed openly gay men.

Notice that the question isn't whether gay men can serve in the military. There is no doubt that a gay man can serve as evidenced by the don't ask don't tell policy. The military doesn't care if a person is gay. It only cares if the person is openly gay.

So getting back to the question: what problems would having an openly gay man/men create in the current military that might hinder the military from fulfilling its job?