"At OutServe-SLDN, we expect that anyone being considered by the
President for the Secretary of Defense post would embrace one of the
signature accomplishments of this administration - the repeal of ‘Don't
Ask, Don't Tell’ - and would be prepared to demonstrate his or her firm
commitment to fairness and equality for our nation's men and women in
uniform. Finishing the work of repeal - and the important next steps
toward achieving equality in the military - need to happen during the
tenure of the next Secretary of Defense. Should he become the Secretary,
we would look forward to working with Senator Hagel to achieve the
President’s priorities for our nation’s armed forces.”
