Lawrence J. Korb, who was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan, testified before the House Committee and urged them to strike down the ban on openly gay troops.
Mr. Korb blasted the policy and urged lawmakers to “get rid of outmoded social restrictions” like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” He also went on to suggest that the ban was “counterproductive to military readiness.”
The numbers that Mr. Korb cited to support his case were staggering. He stated that “more than 10,000 personnel have been discharged as a result of this policy” over the last decade, “including 800 with skills deemed ’mission critical,’ such as pilots, combat engineers, and linguists.”
Mr. Korb states that, “the Army and Marine Corps cannot afford to place unnecessary obstacles in the way of qualified men and women who want to serve.
You can find Mr. Korb’s full testimony in regards to The State of America’s Ground Forces, here.
What are your thoughts on Mr. Korb’s testimony?
