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More than 800 service members ejected from US military under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ receive honorable discharges | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)

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More than 800 records of service members who were kicked out of the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were recently upgraded to receive honorable discharges, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.

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[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

For people interested in knowing what the "don't ask don't tell" policy is

The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service.