The Ethicality of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Abstract
The United States Army Policy of Dont Ask, Dont Tell is unethical. What wouldhappen if the Army took the same approach with extremist organizations? It would be okay tobe a gang member, skinhead, or neo-nazi, you just cannot tell. What message is the Armysending society by embracing an overall attitude of: We do not want to know about it?The Soldiers in the Army are a slice representation of the American public at large. TheArmys Soldiers are members of all races and both sexes. These Soldiers are heroes, leaders,followers, rapists, thieves, intelligent people, stupid people, killers, nice people, racists, clergymembers, and everything that is in American society, to include both heterosexual andhomosexual individuals. The Army is the test bed for improving American society and has beenfor centuries. Recent examples include: desegregation of the Army in the 50s, expanding rolesfor women in the military, and Army efforts to minimize sexual harassment in the workplace.The Army provides an excellent way to influence a large cross-section of Americans once therehas been a consensus by the American people of a direction to go.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 03, 2008
- Accession Number
- AD1133818
Entities
People
- Thomas J. Latter
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy