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Sexual orientation and U.S. military personnel policy : an update of RAND's 1993 study /

At the request of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense, the RAND Corporation conducted a study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy in order to provide information and analysis that might be considered in discussing the possible repeal of the law known as "...

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Corporate Authors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Rand Corporation, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : Rand Corp., 2010.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Gay military personnel > United States.
United States > Military policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Gay military personnel.
Military policy.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • The History of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
  • Context: Broad Social Changes and Public Opinion
  • Sexual Orientation and Disclosure
  • Unit Cohesion and Military Performance
  • Potential Effects on Military Recruiting and Retention
  • Health Implications
  • Focus Groups of Military Personnel
  • RAND Survey of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Military Personnel
  • The Experience of Foreign Militaries
  • The Experience of Domestic Agencies: Police, Fire, and Federal Agencies
  • The Experience of Other Domestic Organizations: Corporations and Universities
  • Implementation
  • Appendix: Insights from the Expanding Role of Women in the Military.