Read through the Pentagon's DADT survey
Published: July 9, 2010
Officials from the Palm Center, a gay rights research arm of the University of California, today released a copy of the 100-plus question "don't ask, don't tell" survey being sent to 400,000 servicemembers. A copy of those questions is linked at the end of this post.
Defense Department officials have maintained that the goal of the survey is to gauge possible problems or confusion with plans to repeal the controversial 1993 law, but not to provide opposition to such a move. At a press conference Thursday Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said the law "needs to be changed" regardless of what the survey shows.
Results from the questionnaire aren't expected to be released publicly until the end of the year. Questions range from general inquiries about troop morale and teamwork to specifics like "Do you currently serve with a male or female servicemember you believe to be homosexual?" and "If DADT is repealed, how will your military career plans be affected?"
Click on the PDF below to see the rest of the survey.
UPDATE: Servicemembers United is blasting the questions as "flawed and biased." That includes: "an overwhelming focus on the potential negative aspects of repeal and little or no inclusion of the potential positive aspects of repeal or the negative aspects of the current policy" and "the repeated and unusual suggestion that a co-worker or leader might need to 'discuss' appropriate behavior and conduct with gay and lesbian troops."
PDF: The Defense Department's DADT survey
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