DoD: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Report and Related

WESTAT Survey Report: Support to the DOD Comprehensive Review Working Group Analyzing the Impact of Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and related links at Department of Defense Government website.

Quotes

Secretary Robert M. Gates

“While a repeal would require some changes to regulations, the key to success, as with most things military, is training, education, and, above all, strong and principled leadership up and down the chain of command.” As Delivered Remarks

Nov. 30, 2010

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen

“This is without question a complex social and cultural issue. But at the end of the day, whatever the decision of our elected leaders may be, we in uniform have an obligation to follow orders. When those orders involve significant change, such as this would, we need to find ways to lead the way forward.” As Prepared for Delivery

Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nov. 30, 2010

November 30 2010 - Gates, Mullen Press Briefing


November 30 2010 - Johnson, Ham Press Briefing


Visit this Department of Defense site page for the report and related links that I'm sure will be built on as this progresses.

PBS News Hour: AIR DATE: Nov. 30, 2010
DADT Review Chairmen: Repeal Poses 'Low Risk to Force'

SUMMARY
The Pentagon's long-awaited review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces revealed that 70 percent of military personnel surveyed said that changing the law would have little or no impact on readiness. Jim Lehrer talks with study chairmen, Jeh Johnson and Gen. Carter Ham. {Transcript}