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DOD Releases 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Report

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DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

The Comprehensive Review Working Group has released their report concerning the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. Click the links below to learn more, download the full report and watch the briefing.

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Robert M. Gates

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Adm. Mike Mullen

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    thejointstaff I endorse Don't Ask, Don't Tell study. Good leadership key to implementing any change. But repeal should be done by Congress not courts.
    about a day ago

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    thejointstaff Thankful today for the sacrifices of our servicemembers and their families- http://tiny.cc/3ao8t
    about 6 days ago

  • thejointstaff

    thejointstaff Thx to @theviewtv for having Deborah & I today-appreciate the opportunity to talk about the accomplishments & challenges facing our military
    about 7 days ago

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    thejointstaff Appearing this morning on ABC's This Week and CNN's State of the Union. Looking forward to good discussion of nat'l security issues.
    about 10 days ago

  • thejointstaff

    thejointstaff Spoke tonight @JFKJrForum on policy & strategy-stressed the need for ability to adapt & change in war
    about 14 days ago

  • thejointstaff

    thejointstaff Was my privilege to watch SSG Giunta receive the medal of honor today; few will ever comprehend the true magnitude of his actions
    about 15 days ago

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Adm. James Stavridis

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    stavridisj Just briefed SECDEF and headed home to Belgium!
    about 17 hours ago

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    stavridisj Still in a rainy DC for media engagement and briefings in Pentagon
    about a day ago

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    stavridisj Just finished a presentation on NATO after the Summit at CSIS. Working cyber, smart power, missile defense, Russian relations
    about 2 days ago

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    stavridisj Good day yesterday briefing at Center for Naval Analysis in DC about evolving 21st century security
    about 6 days ago

  • stavridisj

    stavridisj In DC and just finished a press conference with international media -- lots of good questions from the NATO Summit activities
    about 7 days ago

  • stavridisj

    stavridisj Afghan meetings superb -- Pres Karzai, SecGen Ban Ki Moon, President Obama, 45 world leaders
    about 11 days ago

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Gen. Carter Ham

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    GenCarterHam Over 41000 military spouses responded to the recent survey asking for their views on the impact of possible repeal of DADT -- Thanks!!!
    about 64 days ago

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    GenCarterHam getting good early response from military spouses to the surveys mailed last week. If you rec'd a survey, we really need your input!
    about 91 days ago

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    GenCarterHam yesterday in ColoSpgs w/ USAF Reserve leaders.What a great group of senior ldrs.Wide variety of views, but all focused on mission accmplsmnt
    about 91 days ago

  • GenCarterHam

    GenCarterHam Went to Naval Academy today!Great insights from staff, faculty and Midshipmen. But,I didn't enjoy taunting about recent football results :-)
    about 91 days ago

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    GenCarterHam Our online inbox closed-out today with more than 72000 comments from Service members and Families. This is invaluable to our review effort!
    about 91 days ago

  • GenCarterHam

    GenCarterHam Many thanks to the almost 110,000 Service members who submitted their responses to the DADT survey! Your input is invaluable to our review.
    about 103 days ago

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DOD Leaders

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    LTGRickLynch This week's Letter from Hollywood comes from American sportscaster @KennyAlbert. Thanks for keeping us entertained. http://urlm.in/fovr
    about 11 hours ago

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    LTGRickLynch @USArmy @ArmyIMCOM Read Kenny Albert's Letter from Hollywood here: http://urlm.in/gftu
    about 12 hours ago

  • LTGRickLynch

    LTGRickLynch @ArmyIMCOM See pictures from my visit to @NASAGoddard Space Flight Center here: http://urlm.in/gftj
    about 13 hours ago

  • SumitAgarwalUSA

    SumitAgarwalUSA Gates on Wikileaks: “Embarrassing? Yes. Awkward? Yes. Consequences for U.S. foreign policy? Fairly modest.’’ http://nyti.ms/hFeeN5
    about 14 hours ago

  • CNOAdmRoughead

    CNOAdmRoughead The report associated with the possible repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been released, and I am looking... http://fb.me/vmcgYi2x
    about 15 hours ago

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    stavridisj Just briefed SECDEF and headed home to Belgium!
    about 17 hours ago

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  • Rudy deLeon, senior vice-president of the Center for American Progress, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and David Finkelstein, vice-president and director, China Studies, Center for Naval Analyses answer audience questions at the Center for American Progress on the current military-to-military dialogue between the United States and China in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, 2010. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and members of Carrier Air Wing 17 depart for a three-week composite training unit exercise followed by a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 30, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Quigley and Spc. Jonathan Reed help villagers remove a tree during a canal site survey near Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
  • A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet maneuvers into position for aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, over the mountains of Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin
  • U.S. soldiers conduct a route clearance patrol in Kandahar City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte
  • A team of Black Hawk helicopters sit at a hover before a mission in the Baghdad area, Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Roland Hale

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