No Unity In The Joint Chiefs And The Chairman On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Military Chiefs Split With Mullen On Gays -- Washington Times

The debate over gays in the military has driven an extraordinary public wedge between the nation's highest-ranking military officer and the four service chiefs who collectively make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Adm. Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs chairman, in February first broke with the chiefs of the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps by endorsing President Obama's campaign pledge to end the military's ban on open homosexuals.

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My Comment: Adm. Mike Mullen is out of touch with what the majority of military personnel under him believe on this issue .... but Adm. Mike Mullen does not care .... he and Secretary of Defense Gates are following what President Obama wants and what they themselves believe in .... the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell".