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Navy previews its training for accepting gay sailors

The Navy's training for sailors on the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays is about to hit the chow halls and hangar bays of San Diego, and an early look at the materials shows that the Navy is willing to dig into the nitty-gritty of everyday situations. Ref. Source 7

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Even though many people say that they don't care if someone is gay or not, I think many people do. They might not say it out right because they don't want to seem mean or ignorant. However I imagine a lot of soldiers are secretly hating the gays that are in the military.

It is kind of like people will stand there and say, "No I don't hate gay people.", but then out of public they say fag this and fag that.

I can see a big group of soldiers getting together and performing hate crimes on the gays. You don't even have to commit a crime against a person to make them feel like less of a person. When you already have suicide at such a high rate among soldiers I worry that many gays might be better to not come out of the closet. They may be naive in thinking that it is ok to come out now only to find themselves an easier target.

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AP sources: Panetta to OK end of military gay ban

Defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will certify that gays may serve openly in the armed services. Decision comes weeks after top military leaders agreed that repealing the 17-year-old ban will not hurt military readiness. Ref. USAToday

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President Barack Obama has certified that the U.S. Military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and that doing so will not harm military readiness, according to the White House.

It was also certified by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.

Under a bill passed last year that set up a process for repealing the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, all three men needed to sign the certification. A 60-day waiting period will now begin before the repeal is fully implemented. Ref. CNN

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Gay troops, veterans celebrate end to 'don't ask, don't tell'

Tuesday, the day the military's 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" policy was repealed, was the first day that these San Diego service members were free to acknowledge their sexuality on the job. Ref. Source 9

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The first same-sex marriage at the U.S. Military Academy's Cadet Chapel at West Point will be celebrated Saturday as Brenda Sue Fulton and Penelope Dara Gnesin exchange vows. The ceremony comes a little more than a year after President Obama ended the military policy banning openly gay people from serving. Ref. USAToday

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U.S. Officials say Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of military members, the Associated Press is reporting. The policy change would come about 16 months after the Pentagon repealed its ban on openly gay service. Officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly, say Panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included. Ref. USAToday

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Pentagon gives gay, lesbian troops employment protection

For the first time since the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in 2011, gay and lesbian troops can file discrimination complaints under a new initiative announced Tuesday by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. Ref. USAToday