[Q]Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., is expected to introduce a bill Wednesday that would repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military.
The legislation would establish a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, but would not eliminate prohibitions regarding sexual conduct between service members regardless of sexual orientation. The law also would allow people discharged from the military solely because of sexual orientation to re-enlist.
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[Q]The Defense Department's policy on homosexual conduct has cost the government about $191 million and 9,488 service members, according to a Government Accountability Office report.[/Q]
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0205/022805p1.htm
the up and coming bill is here:
http://www.govexec.com/pdfs/dontaskdonttell.pdf
The legislation would establish a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, but would not eliminate prohibitions regarding sexual conduct between service members regardless of sexual orientation. The law also would allow people discharged from the military solely because of sexual orientation to re-enlist.
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[Q]The Defense Department's policy on homosexual conduct has cost the government about $191 million and 9,488 service members, according to a Government Accountability Office report.[/Q]
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0205/022805p1.htm
the up and coming bill is here:
http://www.govexec.com/pdfs/dontaskdonttell.pdf