Military Professionalism - United States Air Force Academy

“Church Leaders on Gay Issue.” The Christian Century 110.7 (Mar. 3, 1993): 233.
The controversy among religious leaders over the proposal to allow gays to serve in the
military is discussed. Fundamentalists and conservative evangelicals have condemned the
proposal, while liberal Jewish and mainline church leaders generally support it. Catholic
leaders took different positions on the issue.
Cohen, Richard. “Marine Corps Commandant Has To Go.” The Washington Post
(Dec. 20, 2010).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/12/20/AR2010122003908.html
Marine Corps commandant Gen. James Amos said that allowing homosexuals to serve
openly would create a distraction and undermine unit cohesion. Cohen suggests that the
military will be able to contain and limit homosexual relationships in the same way that
they do heterosexual relationships. Cohen states that Gen. Amos is not in a position to
implement new policies since his subordinates know that he does not support allowing
homosexuals to serve; and thus Gen. Amos would be undermining unit cohesion.
Cox, Ana Marie. “A Different Kind of Fighter.” GQ Intelligence 80.12 (Dec. 2010):
248-249.
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/men-of-the-year/2010/admiral-mike-mullen-chairmanjoint-chiefs-ptsd-dadt#ixzz16gdR3bB8
Adm. Mullen stated that he believed that asking people to lie about their sexual
orientation is incompatible with the military’s focus on personal integrity. He thinks that
society is leading the way and that the military should change its policies to allow openly
homosexual individuals to serve. He claims to currently be focusing on ensuring that a
repeal of the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ statute will not affect readiness, unit cohesion,
retention, or recruiting.
Dayhoff, James C. “Homosexuality, Manliness, and the United States Army.”
Masters thesis, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Mar. 25, 2010.
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA523134
Maj. Dayhoff gives three recommendations to officers to quell concerns over the
potential repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” First, in order to affect effective
implementation of policy change toward the inclusion of homosexuals, leadership at all
levels must be active and involved in managing both the expectations of their
heterosexual population and the inclusion of newly acknowledged homosexuals. Second,
the adaptation of any policy or regulation in regards to sexual harassment must remain
gender-neutral; harassment is harassment, and misconduct is misconduct—period. A way
of accomplishing this aspect of implementing new Army policy is to adopt an agreed
upon translation of the British Armed Forces’ “Guiding Principles,” which commanders
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