Military to Revise ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Rules

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By THOM SHANKER
Published: March 24, 2010

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will announce measures on Thursday to make it more difficult for the military to expel openly gay service members, an interim plan while the Pentagon examines repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, officials said.

Officials said the new steps would include a requirement that only a general or admiral could initiate action in cases where service members were suspected of violating the prohibition against openly gay service in the armed forces.

The guidelines would also raise the standard required for evidence to be presented in such cases, an effort to prevent “malicious outing” by a third party or jilted partner, officials said.

Congressional action would be required to repeal the ban.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/us/25military.html

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1. kr

[SidDithers]

2. The ban needs to be repealed...

there's no reason why gay soldiers shouldn't be able to openly serve in the armed forces.

Sid