The new initiative will affect gays and lesbians who were discharged from the military under the now-defunct policy.
Lt. Dan Choi, a gay Army officer discharged under "don't ask, don't tell," receives a hug before President Barack Obama signs the act lifting the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the U.S. armed forces at the Department of the Interior on Dec. 22, 2010.The Pentagon is stepping up its efforts to help gay and lesbian veterans who were discharged from the U.S. military under the now-defunct “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy update their records.
New initiatives announced Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the policy’s 2011 repeal, include a proactive review process of the records of dismissed veterans and the launch of aThe Defense Department will independently identify veterans who were discharged from active duty between 1994 and 2011 — when the policy was in effect — because of their sexual orientation and who received a discharge that was less than honorable, the department said at...
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