[Vision2020] Admiral Mullen on the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

[Tom Hansen]

"I am pleased to see the Congress vote to repeal the law governing ‘Don't
Ask, Don't Tell.’ Handling this through legislation preserves the
military's prerogative to implement change in a responsible, deliberate
manner.

More critically, it is the right thing to do. No longer will able men and
women who want to serve and sacrifice for their country have to sacrifice
their integrity to do so. We will be a better military as a result.

I look forward to working with Secretary Gates and the Service chiefs as
we set about the task of preparing and certifying the joint force to
implement the new law. And I am committed to making sure that process is
well-led, maintains our combat readiness and upholds our high standards."

- Admiral Mike Mullen (Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff)
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14155

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be
able to shoot straight." - Barry Goldwater

"I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to
tell your mother." - Charles Pierce, 1980