Clinton's Policy Relating to Gays in the Military: A Lesson in Politics at the National Level

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is to briefly define the issues associated with President Clinton's intent to rescind the Department of Defense Policy on gays in the military, to highlight the mayor events that occurred during the policy process, to identify the key actors and the roles they played in the policy development, and to discuss what happened in the debates that resolved the issue and produced a new Department of Defense policy pertaining to gays in the military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA442396

Entities

People

  • Kevin Connors

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Civil Rights
  • Cohesion
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Homosexuality
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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