I was drafted into that mess in July of 1967. A lot of my story about it can be found here here and here.
Cutting right to the quick - most of us, even so - called "volunteers" were not happy campers, not at all. It's amazing to remember then that had I or any other convinced an Army shrink that I was gay, that would have been the end of my army woes, and yet there was no way in ell I would do that. It was beyond considering, It was so repugnant an idea. Rather die or have a part in mass murder. That;s how almost everyone thought back in those days.
Women in combat!? Not likely, and certainly no women would be drafted.
Now actually there were gays in the army when I was in it, I knew some of them. There really was an informal "don't ask, don't tell" policy because the army did not want to discharge anyone back then, "Don't ask, don't tell" was in fact considered to be a pro gay initiative. The problem was the military disregarded it and the commander in chief, Bill Clinton did not or could not confront them on that.
Personally, I think that the new policies sare very bad news for women and for gays.
Back in the day, the Gay Liberation Front was saying that homosexuality was a choice, the right choice for revolutionaries to make. They certainly would never have clamored to be allowed to mass murder Vietnamese people.
Women on the army I'm sure had a similar role as today - sex objects. The difference back then was at least they didn't get shot at (much) and were not forced to sign up as the straight non rich non connected men were.
I think anyone who want to be in the military today is making a gross mistake. They are to be used and then abused. Such as it has been at least since the Vietnam war.
So come the next draft, probably under the good president Hagel, the man of peace who will be "pushed to wage an unwanted war in (fill in the space)" there will be no hiding place.
Fifty plus rapes a day inside the US military.
Women will be confronted with a two front war, one with the enemi du jour and the other with rapist fellow soldiers.
No abortions for US military women who get raped by their "comrades".
Cutting right to the quick - most of us, even so - called "volunteers" were not happy campers, not at all. It's amazing to remember then that had I or any other convinced an Army shrink that I was gay, that would have been the end of my army woes, and yet there was no way in ell I would do that. It was beyond considering, It was so repugnant an idea. Rather die or have a part in mass murder. That;s how almost everyone thought back in those days.
Women in combat!? Not likely, and certainly no women would be drafted.
Now actually there were gays in the army when I was in it, I knew some of them. There really was an informal "don't ask, don't tell" policy because the army did not want to discharge anyone back then, "Don't ask, don't tell" was in fact considered to be a pro gay initiative. The problem was the military disregarded it and the commander in chief, Bill Clinton did not or could not confront them on that.
Personally, I think that the new policies sare very bad news for women and for gays.
Back in the day, the Gay Liberation Front was saying that homosexuality was a choice, the right choice for revolutionaries to make. They certainly would never have clamored to be allowed to mass murder Vietnamese people.
Women on the army I'm sure had a similar role as today - sex objects. The difference back then was at least they didn't get shot at (much) and were not forced to sign up as the straight non rich non connected men were.
I think anyone who want to be in the military today is making a gross mistake. They are to be used and then abused. Such as it has been at least since the Vietnam war.
So come the next draft, probably under the good president Hagel, the man of peace who will be "pushed to wage an unwanted war in (fill in the space)" there will be no hiding place.
Fifty plus rapes a day inside the US military.
Liz Trotta Advises that women who join the military ought to expect to be raped. Liz may be on to something.
No abortions for US military women who get raped by their "comrades".
