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Military Recruiters Instructed To Accept Gay Recruits, Warn Them DADT Might Be Reinstated

Rachel Slajda | October 19, 2010, 3:59PM

U.S. Marines on patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan

The Department of Defense announced today that it is instructing military recruiters to accept enlistees who identify themselves as gay in order to comply with a court order to stop enforcing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

According to a spokeswoman, recruiters have been told to begin processing gay recruits, even if they acknowledge their sexual identity.

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As DADT Repeal Talk Gains Steam, A Gay Guardsman Is Back With His Unit

Zachary Roth and Rachel Slajda | February 9, 2010, 6:45PM

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A National Guardsman who became a cause celebre among gay-rights groups last year, after announcing on The Rachel Maddow Show that he is gay and being recommended for discharge, has returned to training with his unit.

The move doesn't appear to be evidence of an explicit policy change on Don't Ask Don't Tell, but it does count as more potential evidence of a shift in attitude in military circles.