I have heard many strait men say that they feel uncomfortable around homosexuals...Fine. I have an irrational fear of spiders.

It's rationality doesn't matter, the fact is that it exists, and that needs to be taken into consideration. Also, there is a difference between fear and discomfort.

Any new member of the military does not truly know what they are getting themselves into.

it is significantly different when it comes to the gays because they will be discriminated against in some form if they join.

All soldiers were all civilians once...

And when they were civilians, they did not have enough perspective to make a say in what should happen. Yet is seems to be happening anyway, which is where the problem begins.

Yes, it is. But the very fact that these actions are similar proposes that homosexuals are segregated. Therefore, if segregation was abolished for blacks it should be for homosexuals.

I never said it should have been abolished for blacks.

Yes...So, gays should be ordered to go to war? I believe you are contradicting yourself.

No, I'm saying if they are in that situation, they will be discriminated against, and they will likely get jobs that are deemed too dangerous for the straight people. Just like blacks would get jobs deemed to dangerous for the white people.

Finally, if gays want to serve their country why stop them? They are proposing to risk their lives for all of us.

Because it is a decision the military should be making, not civilians who have no knowledge of what it is like to serve, or how the military is run.