Top Brass Urge Time to Study Ban's End
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › February 24, 2010
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WASHINGTON - Top Army and Air Force officers said Tuesday that they would be reluctant to overturn a 17-year policy that prohibits gay Americans from serving openly in the military without more time to ascertain that it won't hurt the services.
"I do have serious concerns about the impact of a repeal of the law on a force that is fully engaged in two wars and has been at war for eight and a half years," Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey told Congress. "We just don't know the impacts on readiness and military effectiveness."See the full content of this document
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Top Brass Urge Time to Study Ban's End
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