It will hurt morale in the short term. ... .it will remind people that we live in the real world and everyone should be equal in the long term. .. The type of "gays" that some are afraid of compromising that combat units will not be volunteering for combat units anyway.
As long as they keep the same standards across the board and don't give special exceptions/priveledges, everything should be fine. Or not, who the F@#$K knows, it has been awhile and I have grown up a bit since I was in so my perspective may be a bit skewed.