The 1993 \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d (DADT) policy was proffered as a compromise that held the promise that would allow gays and lesbians to serve in the military if they did not reveal their sexual orientation.\u00a0 Established under the premise of discretion and privacy, the policy still barred lesbian, gay, and bisexual people from serving openly in the military. Any service member that reveals his or her homosexuality would be discharged.\u00a0 However, the policy also ostensibly precluded military officials from investigating soldiers suspected of being homosexual.\u00a0 \u00a0Since the enactment of the DADT policy, more than 13,000 individuals have been discharged from the U.S. armed services due to their sexual orientation \u2013 a rate similar to before the DADT law.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
America has become an anomaly among westernized nations.\u00a0\u00a0 Eighty-five percent of the countries in NATO permit openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual soldiers to serve openly in their militaries.\u00a0 The Israeli Defense Forces do not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
The JCPA believes that gay, lesbian, and bisexual personnel should be allowed to openly serve in all branches of the military service subject to the same rules of military conduct that apply to all those who serve. We further believe that any revision of existing policy should involve thorough consultation with military leaders in order to ensure effective implementation.<\/p>\n
The community relations field should:<\/p>\n
The 1993 \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d (DADT) policy was proffered as a compromise that held the promise that would allow gays and lesbians to serve in the military if they did not reveal their sexual orientation.\u00a0 Established under the premise of discretion and privacy, the policy still barred lesbian, gay, and bisexual people from serving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n