Topic: Robert Gates
US lawmakers have voted to allow gays to serve openly in the military for the first time, but troops must wait months before they can reveal their sexual orientation without facing dismissal.Amid concerns over unit cohesion at a time when the United ...
The odds that Congress will repeal the 1993 law that bans gay and bisexual troops from serving openly are tumbling fastThe odds that Congress will repeal the 1993 law that bans gay and bisexual troops from serving openly are tumbling fast in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged gays and lesbians on Thursday to fill out a Pentagon survey before any possible repeal of the ban on openly gay people serving in the military.One group, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, had ...
Gates: Obama probably would veto bill to lift military's gay ban if it includes pork projectsDefense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military.Obama supports repealing ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has broken with tradition and picked a former fighter pilot as his surprise choice to lead the US Marine Corps, media reports said Tuesday.Gates reportedly plans to promote General James Amos, currently second in command of the Marines, ...
President Barack Obama's administration reached a deal with top lawmakers in Congress designed to end a US ban on gays serving openly in the military.Obama vowed to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which forces gays and lesbians to hide their ...
Top US military officials urged Congress not to lift or ease a ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces until they have a strategy to address "concerns" about the move among troops.US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the chairman of ...
The top civilian in the US Army on Thursday retracted comments he made about suspending the enforcement of the ban on gay soldiers in the military, saying his remarks were "incorrect."Army Secretary John McHugh was forced to issue the statement a day ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will outline changes in how the military enforces 'don't ask, don't tell' Thursday Defense Secretary Robert Gates will outline changes in how the military enforces “don't ask, don't tell” Thursday. The AP is reporting that two defense officials ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced new measures Thursday to make it harder to discharge gays in the US military, saying the move offered "a greater measure of common sense and common decency."Gates said the changes seek to enforce "in a fairer and ...
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