Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on DADT:
"I testified early in 2010 that it was time to end this law and this policy,” he said. “I believed then, and I still believe, that it was, first and foremost, a matter of integrity... It was fundamentally against everything we stand for as an institution to force people to lie about who they are just to wear a uniform. We are better than that.”
Chairman Mullen said the repeal will strengthen the DOD and emphasize positive values.
“Today, with implementation of the new law fully in place, we are a stronger joint force, a more tolerant force, a force of more character and more honor, more in keeping with our own values,” he said.
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