The U.S. Military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275991911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Well, let's get with the program!" according to Donna Dean. This is a brilliant, thoroughly researched and documented history of the absurdity of our government's policies on gays in the military. As an 18 year veteran myself, I am well aware that many, many gays serve, virtually all of them well, even superior lives of contribution and
Army and Army Reserve, is Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her publications include Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Is There a Role for Canadian Jurisprudence in Ending Discrimination in the U.S. Melissa
About the AuthorMelissa Sheridan Embser-Herbert, a veteran of the U.S. Military.. Her publications include Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Is There a Role for Canadian Jurisprudence in Ending Discrimination in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, is Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota
In this narrative overview, she traces the policy from its origins in the early 1990s, through its evolution and implementation into law in the United States military, before evaluating the impact of post-9/11 events on the military, the policy, and the ongoing debate surrounding the existence of the policy itself as lawmakers consider its repeal.Her three-part history of DADT begins with a brief look at earlier policies that preceded it, a discussion of events in 1992-1993 that resulted in the passage and implementation of the new law, and an examination o