Marine General, Scholars Concur that More Study is Unnecessary and Could Have Political Costs

A retired Brigadier General for the U.S. Marine Corps has questioned the Obama administration's plan to form a Pentagon commission to study "don't ask, don't tell."

"There's been enough studying throughout the years," said General Hugh Aitken. "Creating a new study will not change the facts." Aitken participated in a comprehensive 2008 review of the policy which found that there is no evidence showing that openly gay service would harm the military, and a great deal of evidence showing it would not.

According to a February 1st Boston Globe report, the Obama administration has decided not to move forward on repealing "don't ask, don't tell" until the Pentagon can "undertake a detailed study of how a change in the policy would affect the military. Full story...