No opt-out for opponents of gays in military: Gates

Dan82 · Jun 5, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011...Type=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Defense Secretary Robert Gates bluntly told Marines on Sunday that they won't be able to opt out of their enlistment just because they disagree with a government decision to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Gates, who is on a tour of Afghanistan to bid farewell to the troops before stepping down at the end of the month, was quizzed by a Marine sergeant about the controversial policy during a question and answer session at a base in southwestern Helmand Province.

Congress voted in December to repeal the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which allows gays to serve in the military only so long as they keep their sexual orientation to themselves. The Marine Corps has been one of the services most resistant to the change...

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No opt-out for opponents of gays in military: Gates

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