Los Angeles Times:
WASHINGTON – Training for the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military is going better than expected, military leaders told Congress on Thursday.
Top officials from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force testified before the House Armed Services Committee, with several telling committee members that training would be done as early as June.
"I'm looking specifically for issues that might arise coming out of the training, and the reality is that we've not seen them," said Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. "I've asked for feedback . . . the clear majority of it is very positive."
This attitude is a turnaround for several of the generals who vocally opposed the repeal when it was being debated during last year's lame-duck session. Last November, Amos said he was concerned about a possible loss of unit cohesion and combat readiness in the case of a repeal. . . .
The repeal will take effect 60 days after President Obama, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that it will not be harmful to military operations to reverse the ban.
4 comments:
Why are religion and taking showers always the issues? These idiots don't realize that they've been serving alongside gays already.
Yup and the gays have already checked out all they have, so just get over it already. Soon to be another total non-issue, let's hope.
Its funny that the two guys stood saying that they had to put their religion aside to accept gays, but they don't mind forcing their beliefs on everyone else.
Yeah well their "religious beliefs" also say lots of other things they totally ignore every single day. But of course, it's not really about their religion, is it?
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