Air Force DADT Enforcement Has Stopped, According To Official's E-Mail

[Tx4obama]

Source: AP / The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON - A gay rights group says the Air Force has told its legal officers to stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell" because of a judge's ruling Tuesday. But the order to halt discharges could end soon.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/air-force-dadt-enforcemen_n_763192.html

[Ian David]

1. Yes, but now the Air Force has banned showering. n/t

[xchrom]

2. Recommend

[David Zephyr]

3. I will wait for more confirmation than just this one story before I believe it.

Still, I thank you, Tx4obama, for posting this.

[Tx4obama]

4. Here ya go....

The Pentagon announced Thursday that it will comply with a court order to stop enforcing its "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the military, even as the Obama administration asked a federal judge to delay implementation of the ruling.

Officials say they need time to institute new policies to ensure that the change won't affect combat readiness or morale. The administration has said it will appeal the ruling to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

In the meantime, "the Department of Defense will of course obey the law," Col. Dave Lapan, a department spokesman, said in an e-mail to reporters. The Pentagon will cease investigations and discharges of service members found to be in violation of the policy, officials said.

Despite the Pentagon's announcement, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund, a group that supports ending the ban, has encouraged gay military members not to disclose their sexual orientation.

"It is clear there is confusion, and this interim period is dangerous for service members," Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis said in a statement. "Our service members need finality."

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