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Troops to weigh in on ?don?t ask? policy
Pentagon officials studying ways to permit gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military are in a quandary: They want to gather the unique insights and attitudes of homosexuals in uniform, but to identify and interview gay troops would, under the ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell?? policy, mean that disciplinary action would have to be brought against them.

Since 1993, the ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell?? policy has resulted in an estimated 13,000 service members being discharged because of their sexual preference.

In an effort to get around the interview catch-22, the Defense Department authorized the hiring this week of an outside contractor to confidentially gather the views of troops and their families, several Pentagon officials privy to the deliberations said.
32 page survey 2010 DoD Comprehensive Review Survey of Uniformed Active Duty and Reserve Service Members