Despite behind-the-scenes objections, the U.S. Senate on July 22 confirmed the nominations of two openly LGBTQ appointees to top Pentagon...
The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, answered questions today regarding the Pentagon's finalized report on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Both Gates and Mullen thanked the authors of the study for their work over the last 10 months and reiterated their desire to see Congress pass a repeal of the law during the current lame-duck session.
"I fully endorse the report, its findings and the implementation plan," Mullen said.