Military Times reveals that soldiers are opening their minds about gays and lesbians serving in armed forces.
An exclusive survey of some 3,000 active-duty troops shows such opposition has fallen sharply from nearly two-thirds (65 percent) in 2004 to about half (51 percent) today. The survey results appear Monday in Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times and Marine Corps Times.
Results of the survey were released after Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress it is time to end the law banning open service by gays and the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that derives from the law.
The Military Times exclusive is based on survey results and in-depth interviews with military leaders, both gay and straight. These career-oriented officers and enlisted troops are among those who would largely be responsible for implementing changes to the Clinton-era law and policy.
Hopefully, this can help move the process along. The more evidence, the better.
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An interesting thing about this survey is that it was done with "career-oriented military leaders", which means people who have a much higher stake in the military lifestyle. People who are going to stay in for the long haul. NOT the guys who go in for one tour, who, in my opinion, are most likely to just give their own personal opinions of gay people instead of a true assessment of the effects of ending DADT. The Military Times is well aware of this and thats probably why they conducted the survey this way.
I loved my Marine Corps so much, and had DADT not existed when I still served, I would've stayed.
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