Don鈥檛 Ask Don鈥檛 Tell near an end
US President Barack Obama has signed certification for repeal of 鈥渄on鈥檛 ask, don鈥檛 tell鈥� and sent it to Congress, according to reports this morning.
reports a 60-day waiting period follows before the policy is finally dropped, meaning that DADT would no longer be enforced on Sept 20.
A recent order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals already bars the military from further discharges and investigations under the policy.
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin, cheered the certification and looked ahead to next steps.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 certification for all practical purposes marks the end of a discriminatory policy,鈥� Levin said in a statement.
鈥淭here is no way to justify a policy that requires our young men and women in uniform to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.
鈥淪ixty days from now, these service members will be able to serve openly, without living in constant fear of being outed and kicked out of the military.鈥�
