The new, kinder and gentler U.S. Army? Not just yet. While Obama promises gays and lesbians an end to Don't Ask-Don't Tell, the U.S. policy that bans openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces, it's full steam ahead for DADT, which has canned 11 soldiers since January.
Democratic Rep. Jim Moran said he has requested monthly updates from the Pentagon on the impact of the policy until it is repealed.
In a statement released on Thursday, Moran said the discharged soldiers included an intelligence collector, a military police officer, four infantry personnel, a health care specialist, a motor-transport operator and a water-treatment specialist.
"How many more good soldiers are we willing to lose due to a bad policy that makes us less safe and secure?" asked Moran, a member of the House panel that oversees military spending.
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What a waste of time, talent and money. When will people realize the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is only harming not only our National Security, but it's making our military less effective and damaging unit readiness as they lose critical members. DADT has to go- without question- the military will do what they are ordered to do.
The navy has canned at least that many, my friend and 12 other crewmen were all dismissed late January under DADT, they all went home on the same plane. Seems like a witch hunt to purge us unclean ones because at least half of them were legitimately straight.
This is just another emblem of the army's ideologically-based self-sabotage that reached its height during Iraq War II.
They're really welcome to keep on failing as far as I'm concerned, since they haven't been involved in a just war since the 1940s.
DOMA and gay marriage bans keep our relationships from being recognized socially, economically, and politically.
DADT and the UCMJ keep us from being who we are.
the guy the picture can stay with me until we sort this out…
This is so terrible. I'm ashamed that my country continues to persecute people who put their very lives on the line based on their sexual orientation. For shame American military!!
11 ain't so many. Of course, tell that to the poor souls who lost their commissions.