Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell Would Save $200 Million, Add 41K Troops

The U.S. military's don't ask, don't tell policy sounded like a good compromise back in 1993, but few supporters of the ban on gays in the military realized the impact an exclusionary policy would have on the armed forces during war time and a slow economy. Recent polls show more bipartisan support for lifting the ban on gays. Will the recruiting crisis and high costs help repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy by enacting the Military Readiness Enhancement Act?

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