I receive many e-mail updates from my elected officials — this one just came from Jim Moran, Congressman, 8th District of Virginia:
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Data Released
At my request, data outlining the number of troops discharged under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy for January 2009 was released today. These were the last soldiers to be discharged under DADT by the Bush Administration. At a time when our military’s readiness is strained to the breaking point from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Armed Forces continue to discharge vital service members under an outdated, outmoded policy. Our allies in Great Britain, Israel, Germany, France and many other nations have overcome this issue, facing no adverse consequences from lifting bans focused on soldiers’ sexual orientation. Polls also show the American people overwhelmingly support repealing this policy.Included in the 11 specialists discharged include a human intelligence collector, a military police officer, four infantry personnel, a health care specialist, a motor transport operator and a water treatment specialist. I plan to continue releasing this information each month until “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is repealed.
Major kudos to Congressman Moran for demanding this information. True patriots will fight for the repeal of this — we can’t afford the loss of quality servicemembers over such a huge non-issue.
The AP article can be found here.
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