From: Americablog ~ Admiral Mullen now subtly undercutting the Commander in Chief as well
Now is this the type of homophobic, anti-military protocol, message this guy’s Senior Officer (The President in this case.) would want him sending out to the troops?
—-Original Message—-
From: General Officer Management Office (GOMO)
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010. 2:29 AM
Subject:SA/COS Sends: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Importance: High
Troops,
We know many of you were disappointed in the House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committee votes on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Understandably, such an action taken before the men and women of the Armed Forces were consulted could be seen as a reversal of our commitment to hear the views of our Soldiers and Families before the law was repealed. It should not be.
You should know that the amendment passed last night does preserve our prerogatives to provide our informed advice to the Secretary of Defense and the President before the law is repealed. It contains a provision that the amendment will not go into effect until the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff complete the review and certify that the implementation of the policies and regulations to implement the repeal are consistent with the standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention.
Please get this information to your soldiers and Families and ask them to resist that urge to think that this is a “done deal” and that their input is unimportant. It is imperative that they continue to provide their candid responses to the review team. We remain committed to hearing your views and concerns conveying them to our leadership before going forward on such an important issue in a time of war. Also remind them that the current law remains in effect.
On this Memorial Day weekend, we thank you and your Families for your service. We ask that, at some time over the weekend, you pause and remember the more than one million men and women who have given their lives for this country over our history.
George W. Casey, Jr. John M. McHugh
General, United States Army Secretary of the Army
Chief of Staff
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