You know, that's exactly why they started allowing gays to join the military in Italy. Lots of people were pretending to be gay to dodge the draft (though there's no mandatory draft in the US, so you won't have such a problem).

You can avoid the draft by accidently breaking both or your legs now.  So don't worry :)

Seems like Lady Gaga won her battle.

There is a mandortory draft in the us.  We just never use it.

Technically at any time guys can be drafted into the military on a successful action of congress to reactivate it.

O_o

Terrible... Simply terrible! Maybe people should be fighting to overturn that!

LOL, it would be so funny if she tried somehow to take credit for it.

She doesn't take credit for it, but I saw her comments on Twitter. She was thanking everyone that found like her this law ridiculous.

wht 2 people do together is not the business of the gov., military, political group, or neighbour the next door.

interesting that so many are looking at this as solely a method to supress and control/belittle the rights of gay men and women in our military.  and now miraculously they are free because of the repeal.

on the contrary, because of the intolerance, hatred, and discomfort that so many still feel around or towards such individuals, I think the don't ask don't tell was a means of protecting them from these attitudes by keeping it quiet.  and from a military standpoint, you need everyones head in the game and on the same page...not distracted by worrying about the guy in next shower stall over..whether its the ignorance of a bigot angry at the gay person, or the gay man or woman knowing the next person over has ill will towards them.  /shrug

i just think that because of the unfortunate amount of intolerance that is still in our society, that its better for all involved to keep things quiet.

i do however agree with a few others comments about our country going down the shitter..as i believe we could very well be in the "final days of rome".  Our society as a whole I believe has lost some of the fundemental values that made us what we are/were.  The family unit is crumbling, respect for other people is nil, patriotism? what's that? our financial stability?  look at how many foreign cars are on the road...where does that money go?  vast majority doesn't stay in the states.  and noone gives a rip

She may not being trying to take credit for it... but Harry Reid is trying to give her credit for it!

http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1012/harry_reid_to_lady_gaga_we_did_it.html