'Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Discharge'; Discharges Fall for 4th Year in a Row During Global War On Terror

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- 653 service members were discharged in Fiscal Year 2004 under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," not counting the Coast Guard, according to Department of Defense figures released today. This represents the fourth straight year "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discharges have fallen, a fifteen percent drop since FY 2003 and a forty-seven percent drop since the start of the Global War on Terror.

"The continued drop in 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' discharges at a time of war clearly shows that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a law we don't need," said Kathi Westcott, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Senior Counsel for Law and Policy. "These numbers clearly show that military commanders value good service members during a time of war, whether the service members are gay or straight."

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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Discharge'; Discharges Fall for 4th Year in a Row During Global War On Terror

According to the Department of Defense, three hundred twenty- five Army soldiers, ninety-two Airmen, fift...

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