Tag: James Cartwright
DADT Repeal Implementation Plan Must Be Executed Expeditiously
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, called on the Pentagon to expeditiously carry out the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal implementation plan laid out today by Under Secretary Clifford Stanley and Gen. James Cartwright. It appears that training could begin in a matter of months, consistent with President Obama’s timeline commitment of months, not years.
Service Chiefs Pledge to Faithfully Implement DADT Repeal
Speaking Friday before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Chiefs of the military services all expressed that they would successfully implement “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal should Congress change the law. Testifying were General James Cartwright, General George Casey, Admiral Gary Roughead, General James Amos, General Norton Schwartz and Admiral Robert Papp.