{"id":21374,"date":"2013-02-07T02:11:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T05:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=21374"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:52:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:52:56","slug":"us-military-expected-to-expand-homosexual-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/07\/us-military-expected-to-expand-homosexual-access\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Expected to Expand Homosexual Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple news sites reported the ‘leak’<\/a> that the Pentagon was preparing to expand the list of military benefits available to homosexuals.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, the officials said, but the Pentagon is likely to allow same-sex partners to have access to the on-base commissary and other military subsidized stores, as well as some health and welfare programs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Competing articles<\/a> offered differing lists<\/a> of benefits expected to be extended (and refused).\u00a0 Apparently, “gay activists” were leaked<\/a> differing information.<\/p>\n

Secretary Panetta’s proposed replacement, former Senator Chuck Hagel, has indicated he similarly supports the extension of benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some articles noted that there is a “fine legal line” to walk, since the federal government is prohibited from recognizing homosexuals as “married” — and thus granting them the benefits due only to those who are married.<\/p>\n

How the military will walk that line will be interesting:<\/p>\n

Officials said the military likely will require that some type of document be signed to designate the military member’s partner as a legitimate recipient of the benefits. The same-sex partners are also expected to be issued some type of identification card that would give them access to the military installations and programs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A problem may arise if the DoD opens up this “access” only to those who are homosexual — as it would be granting special privileges to an unrecognized class.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, it could be a potential logistical (and security) nightmare if the military grants any Tom, Dick, or Harry the right to carry an ID card and gain access to base privileges — merely because someone signs a sheet of paper.<\/p>\n

The desire to avoid those issues is precisely why the military has a distinct requirement before granting such benefits:\u00a0 A military member has to be married<\/em>.\u00a0 While it may seem “unfair” to fianc\u00e9s, “serious” girlfriends, and those in polygamous, incestuous, illicit, or otherwise “unrecognized” relationships, the military has to draw the line somewhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n

How the military can move that line — and simultaneously avoid both recognizing homosexual marriages and opening the floodgates — remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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