{"id":10726,"date":"2011-04-12T02:30:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T07:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=10726"},"modified":"2013-10-14T16:16:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T19:16:47","slug":"dadt-update-hasc-testimony-and-continued-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/12\/dadt-update-hasc-testimony-and-continued-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"DADT Update: HASC Testimony and Continued Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The House Armed Services Committee recently held hearings<\/a> on the proposed repeal of the policies known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”<\/p>\n

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz joined Roughead in reporting to the committee about how implementation is going. All said training is going well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the testimony was interesting, it was largely overshadowed by the budget debate.\u00a0 Suffice it to say that while some consider repeal a “done deal,” there is still opposition both within the government and without to allowing homosexuals to serve in the military:<\/p>\n

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., pleaded with the military leaders: “You are the last force to stop this onerous policy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much of the questioning focused on Chaplains and their ability to preach against what the military permits, as well as the “double standard” of segregating gender but not “sexual orientation” in berthing.\u00a0 Another\u00a0point of interest was the military’s inability to articulate how DADT repeal had or would improve<\/em> the military; at best, they said it will have “little impact<\/a>” on the military’s ability to win wars and will have “minimum adverse<\/a>” effects.<\/p>\n

Another important point:<\/p>\n

Chiarelli…said the Army has not completed enough training to say repeal of the law doesn’t come with some risk to readiness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s fairly important, because the law signed by President Obama specifically says repeal cannot occur until the government “certifies:”<\/p>\n

That the implementation of necessary policies and regulations…is consistent with the standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention of the Armed Forces<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Should they be unable to make such a statement, the law clearly states;<\/p>\n

If these requirements and certifications are not met, section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thus, DADT would remain law.<\/p>\n

At least four external groups, Coral Ridge Ministries<\/a>,\u00a0the American Family Association of Pennsylvania<\/a>, the Alliance Defense Fund<\/a>, and the Center for Military Readiness<\/a> continue to lobby for Congress to oppose repeal, consistent with the repeal law as written.<\/p>\n

See prior updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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