So... the Pentagon is conducting a survey of troops—all presumed to be straight—to find out how they feel about serving with the gays if and when DADT is repealed. John at Americablog has discovered that you don't have to be straight—or in the military—to participate in the online part of the survey:

So much for the Defense Department's super secret $4.5 million survey of the troops to ask them how they feel about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." I, an avowed gay activist, just took the online chat part of the survey—three times in fact. Perhaps DOD should reconsider just how good and informative, and accurate, this survey is. (They also might want to get their money back.)

In a nutshell, I was able to get three different PIN numbers to gain access to the online chat part of the survey three times, as three different people. Two of those times I was on the same computer, meaning there are no adequate safeguards to stop people from taking the survey multiple times - hell, I was logged in to the two surveys at the same time. And one of the three times, I was able to have a kid, who isn't military, participate in the survey, answering questions from a real human being (apparently) in a chat room of sorts. My intent - to find out whether or not the survey is secure, whether or not it can be hacked (well, this isn't even hacking). It's not, and it can.

Go read the whole post. And for the record: I don't like showering with strange gay men myself. Or strange straight men. That's why I have no plans to join the military.