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Glenn Reynolds (and several readers - including military - via email) on don't ask, don't tell.
A quick note: Congress is responsible for the policy - not the military. And as an e-mailer pointed out at Instapundit, now is probably not the time - the political climate is a bit hot.
But another email pointed out that several (perhaps a majority) of troops getting "kicked out" because of this policy are doing so intentionally. I've seen this happen myself. In one case a young first-termer walked into the legal office and revealed he was gay shortly after getting orders to Korea. (This was the mid-90s - many thought Korea was the worst thing that could happen to you.)
The "process of elimination" took several months, and while the legal wheels slowly turned the assignment could not be officially cancelled, so the Korea slot went unfilled - no doubt resulting in a tremendous workload increase for what would have been the gaining unit. And ultimately someone else got a very short notice assignment. A no-win situation for all - except for the young man who may or may not have been gay, but who eventually became a civilian.
This is nothing new - some readers will recall Corporal Klinger on MASH (the television version) and his attempts at "Section 8". Once "don't ask don't tell" becomes a thing of the past some other avenue for escape will take its place.
