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Cost. 1940 – Present more than a 100,000 service members have been discharged for being gay. Government Accounting Office (GAO) in 1990 reported that at minimum Homosexual Expulsion Cost was $27 MIL. Then the average officer was worth $125, 000.

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  1. Cost • 1940 – Present more than a 100,000 service members have been discharged for being gay. • Government Accounting Office (GAO) in 1990 reported that at minimum Homosexual Expulsion Cost was $27 MIL. • Then the average officer was worth $125, 000. • An Officer such as Lt. Dan Choi Educated At West Point in Middle Eastern Linguistics w/o Experience is Worth $200,000. With his level of experience worth significantly more. • Homosexual discharges during Peace • Homosexual discharges during war • Stop loss used to delay discharge of valued open gays • WW II 1945 Sec. of War Stimson Encouraged Re-induction of Gay Soldiers • Paperwork indicated “Homosexual rehabilitated” • No change in sexual orientation and or gender identity

  2. Serving Open • During Vietnam Perry Watkins Told Both the Draft Board & its psychiatrist that he was gay. • They inducted him • He served openly always & had 4 reenlistments • Served & Or Serving Openly – P.O. Meinhold, Lt. May, LCol. Cammermyer, & CDR. Dunning • None caused any issues with either unity cohesion and or readiness. • All consistently excelled as excellent service members & leaders

  3. Homosexual Discharge METRICS • 1999 Women 14% of active forces, but 31% of homosexual discharges • 1992 Navy was 27% of DOD’s total active forces discharge, but 51% of DOD’ total homosexual discharges • 2006 Army women = 17% , but 35% of homosexual discharges • 2007 AF women = 20%, but 49% of homosexual discharges • 50% of homosexual investigations are begun based on flimsy evidence.

  4. Facts About Homosexual Discharges • Implementation of investigations is inconsistent • Heterosexual women have been discharged under DADT • 1989 Security Risk Conclusion PERSEC Report • “Homosexuals display “pre-service cohesion” suitability – related adjustment that is good or better that the average heterosexual.” • 2008 104 Flag level US Officers signed a letter to kill the ban • 1995 Federal Judge Zilly ruled “DADT was based on prejudice.” • Experts conclude that DADT is the same type of prejudicial suppositions used to discriminate against people of color and women. • GAO 1992 “Major psychiatric & psychological organizations disagree with DOD’s policies & believe it to be unsupportable, unfair, & counter productive.”

  5. Facts About Homosexual Serving Openly • GAO 1993 13 ally nations allow gays to serve openly in the military. • No impacts to either readiness or unit cohesion • USA military has done before the study, during, and after military exercises, military war time missions, and cohabitation. Thus far never in the history of the USA military has a service member refused to serve during any of these events due to having to serve with open homosexuals. • 2000-2001 Canadian research about its service members serving openly: • No negative effect upon either readiness or unit cohesion • Once enacted the debate stopped • 2006 War Veterans were polled and 72% support open service • Rand study – no impact of open gays serving on unit cohesion or readiness • 50+ years of the USA Federal government and or their consultants studying this issue and thus far no negative impacts have ever been found.

  6. Leaked Memo • 1990 Vice Admiral Donnell Commander of the Surface Fleet Atlantic • Lesbians may be among the commands top professionals

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