High-level military officers oppose lifting “Don’t Ask”
According to this recent survey, 22% of high-ranking military officers oppose lifting Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to boost troop levels. The results are being downplayed by those who characterize the officers as disconnected from the rank-and-file.
That, however, isn’t my concern. Frankly it doesn’t surprise me — nor do I think it proves anything.
What is frightening is that in the same survey, a whole 38% believe the solution is reinstating the federal draft. Out of the survey pool of 3,400, that means roughly 1,290 — more than one-third — believe conscription is preferred to allowing LGBT people to serve openly in the military.
Ugh.
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Daniel Ross-Jones serves as Minister for Youth & Young Adults at First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, United Church of Christ. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area for a time still measured in months, he is frequently getting lost and discovering treasures of a landscape very different from his Upper Midwestern roots. Green Jello Hotdish is a blog exploring the intersections of his days. 
