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A landmark move from the Pentagon today. The biggest change in its policy toward gays in the military in nearly two decades. This is congress debates whether to throw out don’t ask, don’t tell, all together. Here’s Martha Redez.
For 17 years, gay and lesbian service members who followed the rules of secrecy lived in fear that someone else, a former lover or an angry colleague, might reveal their secret and end their careers. That is exactly what happened to David Hall. A decorated훈장을 받은 former air force staff sergeant. “This cadet was someone who worked underneath me. And so she went to our commander and said, well, they’re gay.” That will not happen after today. “I believe these changes represent an important improvement in the way that current laws put into practice. Above all, by providing a greater measure of common sense and common decency법의 준수.”
It’s a landmark change and a more humane approach, but it will not help the scores of service members like Dan Choi, an Iraq veteran who have chosen to go public with their sexuality. “I was living in the closet, then I realized, no, this is really a violation of the honor code신사도 which on the first day at West Point, we learned, you will not lie or tolerate those who lie and I believed in that honor code.”
Secretary Gates made clear today that the Pentagon study now being conducted is not to determine whether don’t ask, don’t tell should be repealed무효화하다, but how a repeal would be put into place, but as you mentioned, David, this is really all up to congress. Alright, Martha! We know you cover this for some time and we’ll continue to do so.
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