The United States Army Policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is unethical. What would happen if the Army took the same approach with extremist organizations? It would be okay to be a gang member, skinhead, or neo-Nazi, you just cannot tell. What message is the Army sending society by embracing an overall attitude of: "We do not want to know about it?" The Soldiers in the Army are a slice representation of the American public at large. The Army's Soldiers are members of all races and both sexes. These Soldiers are heroes, leaders, followers, rapists, thieves, intelligent people, stupid people, killers, nice people, racists, clergy members, and everything that is in American society, to include both heterosexual and homosexual individuals. The Army is the test bed for improving American society and has been for centuries. Recent examples include: desegregation of the Army in the 50's, expanding roles for women in the military, and Army efforts to minimize sexual harassment in the workplace. The Army provides an excellent way to influence a large cross-section of Americans once there has been a consensus by the American people of a direction to go.

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