troops and families think DADT should be repealed. So much for
"enormous consequences" Robert Gates!
Pentagon poll: Most U.S. troops are OK with gays in military
Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen, Lt. Dan Choi, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Capt.
Jim Pietrangelo II, Cadet Mara Boyd and Petty Officer Larry Whitt,
stand together after they handcuffed themselves to the fence outside
the White House in April during a protest for gay rights.
CAPTIONBy Pablo Martinez Monsivais, APAn internal Pentagon study finds
that most U.S. troops and their families don't care whether gays are
allowed to serve openly and think the "don't ask, don't tell" policy
could be dropped, the Associated Press reports, quoting officials
familiar with its findings.
A 103-question survey on the issue was sent to about 400,000
active-duty and Reserve forces and another 150,000 to family members
as part of a year-long study ordered in February by Defense Secretary
Robert Gates.
The study asked, among other things, whether the troops had ever
shared a room or the showers with gay peers, and how they might act if
a gay servicemember lived with a same-sex partner on base, The
Washington Post reports.
The Pentagon is reluctant to discuss the findings in full until after
Dec. 1, when it rolls out its own plan for repeal of the policy.
Officials tell the AP that a working group is analyzing the results
and drawing up a plan to overturn the policy should Congress repeal
the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law.
(Posted by Doug Stanglin)
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Have a great day,
Tommy
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