'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Turns 15- Article

In this article, it talks about how its been 15 years since the "Dont ask, Dont tell" policy was written and it talks about the facts of how the "Dont ask, Dont tell policy was created which I find intersting. In the article it talks about Clintons ideals and why he thought of this law. In the article it says,"It was 15 years ago, Tuesday, that President Clinton rolled out the policy that came to be known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which relaxed the long-standing bar against gay men and women serving in the U.S. military. While the move was initially hailed as progress for the rights of gays in the military". This shows that Clintons ideas were to create freedom for gays and lesbians in the military. But, the fact is that, people have to hide their identity because of this and have to lie about who they really are which could be frusturating in many ways. Some things that the article said that were factual and historical about the "Dont ask, Dont tell" policy is that about 12,000 service members have been booted from the military since the law took effect, including dozens of Arabic speakers whose skills are particularly prized by the military since the advent of the war on terror. While the number discharged for their sexuality has fallen from 1,273 in 2001 to 612 in 2006, Pentagon officials insist they are applying the law as fairly as ever. Gay-rights advocates disagree, suggesting the military — pressed for personnel amid an unpopular war — is willing to ignore sexual orientation when recruiting becomes more difficult. Last May, a CNN poll found that 79 percent of Americans feel that homosexuals should be allowed to serve in the military. This shows that times have changed and that America is just loosing soldiers based on this issue. This is frusturating because gays and lesbians should have the right to serve in the military. In the last sentense of the article it said,"The younger generation doesn't care one bit". This quote I believe is 100% true because there are more rights and its a different generation than the past and the law should finally be changed.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1707545,00.html