Anticipating the Impact of DADT Repeal on US Troops
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” has been repealed by the Senate, and now waits for an official certification and plan from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs Chair Adm. Mike Mullen, and the commander-in-chief, President Obama. But how will this new policy be implemented in the military? We check in with retired Col. David F. Bedey, who opposed the repeal, about how the change in policy will play out with U.S. troops.
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