Argument: Number of gays in military makes ban unwise

Support

In December 2007, 28 retired generals and admirals urged Congress to repeal the policy, citing evidence that 65,000 gay men and women are currently serving in the armed forces, and that there are over 1,000,000 gay veterans.[1] Ridding the military of homosexuals would, therefore, seriously reduce the number of armed forces available to the US military and impair the United State’s ability to project its foreign policy and national security interests.