Don't ask don't tell repealed.

[Johnny_L.A]

@Boyo_Jim

I have some questions. They’ve repealed this law, but that doesn’t yet allow gays to enter into the military, correct? Doesn’t a simple repeal mean that, for the moment at least, the rules go back to before DADT, when the military COULD ask, and then thow gays out?

I had the same question. Simplicio answered:

@Simplicio

@Johnny_L.A

OK, time for a dumb question.

Being neither gay nor in the military, I haven’t followed DADT other than to hold the position that gays should be allowed to serve.

Question: Does the repeal mean that gays can now be discharged even if they are not asked and/or do not tell? Or does it mean that gays can serve in the military?

I believe all it does is repeal DADT. So it will be up to the President what the military’s actual policy is regarding gays in the military. As a practical matter, Obama will presumably allow openly gay members, and once thats in place, it will be pretty unlikely that even a very conservative future Prez would try and roll it back.

EDIT: MEBuckner posted the relevant sections of the USMJ after that post.

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