military's faith in the civilian leadership that guides it. The military is quickly loosing its prestige, its traditional conservative values, and that is a good thing for most Americans. Reinstating the ban would be a gesture of utter and sheer digustedness in our military. Having homosexuals in the military is a matter of military effectiveness-not of the homosexuals' ability to perform military duties, but of the morale of the military as a whole. And, in the military, it is always the good of the whole which must be considered before the good of the individual. The ending of the Cold War and the re-definition of the military's mission does not mean that we should make the military less effective. If a policy in regards to the military does not improve its effectiveness, then it should not be implemented. But when the implementation means giving a chance to few who would like to serve out great nation, than it should be considered legal....
