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Navy Leaders Want Input from Sailors and Families on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100804-29
8/4/2010

By Lt. Cmdr. Erik Wells, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense is asking and it wants Sailors to share their opinions about repealing the law commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT).

NAVADMIN 254/10 released Aug. 2 encourages personnel to participate in the 2010 Department of Defense Comprehensive Review Survey. The survey is designed to provide service members an opportunity to convey their views of the impact, if any, a change in the law would have on military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion and recruiting and retention.

The survey results will be included as part of the Secretary of Defense's report due Dec. 1.

Just more than 76,000 active duty and Reserve Sailors have been asked to participate in the survey.

The recipients of the survey were chosen at random across a range of ages, ranks and specialties. Survey specialists from the Defense Manpower Data Center worked with Westat, a private contracting firm outside the DoD, to conduct the anonymous and confidential survey. Also available is the opportunity to conduct a confidential, "online chat" with a Westat specialist regarding the survey.

The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Sailors and family members who did not receive a survey may still provide confidential feedback online to the DoD Comprehensive Review Working Group by accessing the following website http://www.defense.gov/dadt.