Dear Sir: Now that Congress, in all it’s wisdom, has repealed "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," the question might be asked, "What now?" First, DADT did not prevent homosexuals from being in the military. It just required that they keep their sexuality to themselves. No more. Don’t be surprised when a 21st century version of Corporal Klinger from "M*A*S*H appears at one of our outposts in Afghanistan. Also, don’t be surprised at the increase in sexual harassment charges. One of the most troubling aspects of this whole unsavory mess is that there seems to be a correlation between those Congressmen voting for this change and those who have a long history of being "unfriendly" to the military (opposing involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, increased appropriations, etc.). This is the price we pay for having so few veterans in Congress.

One of the major legitimate purposes of government is to protect society from its foreign enemies. Lately, government has spent so much effort on doing things that it shouldn’t be doing (dictating what kind of light bulbs we can use), it has neglected those duties it should be performing (protecting our border). When you start using the military as an instrument of social engineering, don’t be surprised when discipline collapses and the military loses its integrity and dependability.