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Article: Report urges repeal of DADT
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- Between the Lines
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- July 17, 2008
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A study by four senior retired officers, each with more than 30 years of service from all four branches of the military, is urging repeal of the antigay military policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). The Report of the General/Flag Officers' Study Group was commissioned by the Palm Center research institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara and released on July 7.
"The law locks the military's position into stasis and does not accord trust to the Pentagon to adapt policy to changing circumstances. ..[it] is not working; rather, it is the flexibility of military leaders, often ignoring or violating the policy, who are making the system work," were among the ten findings ...