So Much For 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Judge Orders Military To Reinstate Gay Nurse -- Washington Post

A federal judge on Friday ordered the reinstatement of an Air Force nurse discharged from the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forbids openly gay service members.

U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton told a packed Tacoma, Wash., courtroom that evidence at a six-day trial showed that former Air Force Reserve Maj. Margaret Witt was an "exemplary officer" who should be "reinstated at the earliest possible moment."

"Good flight nurses are hard to find," he said in a 15-page opinion.

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My Comment: If there is no appeal, expect shock waves in the military community on this one .... and all of this happening a few weeks before the Congressional elections.