This proves, they say, that homosexuals are equally capable of handling positions of trust. Genuine as these arguments may sound, they are spurious at best. Williams was a civil servant, not a serviceman. His job was not in jeopardy even had he admitted practicing homosexuality. Health Risks Associated with Homosexuality.
War is, of course, a bloody business.
Given the military's total responsibility for its members' health, these kinds of concerns cannot be ignored. Every AIDS sufferer in a military hospital is one less service person capable of performing the mission, and one more who will siphon off enormous medical resources. A Higher Moral and Behavioral Standard. Throughout history, members of the U.S. Armed Services have consistently been held to a higher moral and behavioral standard than society at large. In 1990, when several Air Force Academy cadets were discovered performing vulgar and indecent acts in their dormitory, major national news coverage resulted.