All Blog Posts Tagged 'McCain' (6)

Repeal DADT Process & Challenge

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a Pentagon press conference revealed a three-step plan:

Finalize changes in related regulations and policies & get clearer definitions on benefits
Prepare training materials for chaplains, lawyers, commanders and troops
Begin to train servicemembers worldwide.

“We’re trying to get the first two phases of that process done as quickly as possible,” Gates said,…

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Added by DOD FED GLOBE on January 6, 2011 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Repeal DADT Process & Challenge

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a Pentagon press conference revealed a three-step plan:

Finalize changes in related regulations and policies & get clearer definitions on benefits
Prepare training materials for chaplains, lawyers, commanders and troops
Begin to train servicemembers worldwide.

“We’re trying to get the first two phases of that process done as quickly as possible,” Gates said,…

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Added by DOD FED GLOBE on January 6, 2011 at 3:52pm — No Comments

New FB Page - I bet we can find 1,000,000 people who think John McCain is a bigot

The below link will take you to the new Facebook page that has been created because of Senator John McCain's ignorant opposition to allowing LGBT Service Members the freedom to serve in their true essence. He is standing in the way of DADT repeal. Send him a message!…

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Added by DOD FED GLOBE on December 2, 2010 at 5:01pm — No Comments

What Real Leadership Looks Like

Joint Chiefs Chairman ADM Mike Mullen says, "due to the pride and camaraderie among troops, repealing the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy

should be easier than expected."

We applaud Adm. Mullen for his honesty and integrity throughout this process.

We wish we could applaud more people in the leadership spots, but sadly not enough are saying what he is saying.

He is saying…

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Added by DOD FED GLOBE on December 2, 2010 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Light @ the end of the Tunnel

The Pentagon channel is available via the internet. This is one of the many reports pertaining on DADT today; http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61896 .Also available on the internet is this informative Department of Defense website http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0610_gatesdadt/

For the first time in a long time it… Continue

Added by DOD FED GLOBE on November 30, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments

A Dose of Reality

Some of our LGBT activists and service members think that delaying of the DOD appropriations bill for inclusion of repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Don’t Pursue (DADT) will have dire consequences to those in the war zone.…

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Added by DOD FED GLOBE on November 15, 2010 at 3:35pm — No Comments