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Say, what's up with that dreadful camo, anyway? It's about time that the military got a little fashion sense, if it's going to recruit from our ten percent. Let's have tight riding britches, short jackets with a bit of flare, shiny brown boots nearly knee-hi... you get the picture. And bring back those little whips for officers, too.

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Say, what's up with that dreadful camo, anyway? It's about time that the military got a little fashion sense, if it's going to recruit from our ten percent. Let's have tight riding britches, short jackets with a bit of flare, shiny brown boots nearly knee-hi... you get the picture. And bring back those little whips for officers, too.

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Oh my. Now wouldn't that be something.

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No longer will our country be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans who were forced to leave the military, regardless of their skills, no matter their bravery or their zeal, no matter their years of exemplary performance because they happen to be gay.

Here is the BBC report:

Barack Obama signs gay military law

US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality.

Mr Obama said the law meant that tens of thousands of Americans would no longer be asked to live a lie.

He had campaigned to change the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law, overturned by Congress last week.

More than 13,000 service members have been dismissed under the policy, enacted in 1993 as a compromise.

Opponents argue that the change will damage troop morale at a time of war.

But earlier this month, a Pentagon report said that allowing openly gay troops would have little impact on the cohesion of US forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The outgoing Senate and House of Representatives approved the new law last week, with moderate Republicans joining the Democratic majority.

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Further:

End to US military gay ban 'would not harm war effort'

Most US troops think allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a minimal effect on US war efforts, the Washington Post newspaper reports.

Some 70% of troops surveyed said the effects of repealing the ban would be positive, mixed or nonexistent, the paper said, citing a Pentagon report.

... However, a significant minority opposes serving alongside openly gay troops, with opposition apparently strongest in the Marine Corps.

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