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To: kvkkc1 who wrote (29800)	8/17/2000 2:25:37 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

kvkkc1, I believe you've used the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as a lightning rod to explain a lot of other leadership problems which have far more to do with the military readiness problems plaguing the services. Military readiness and recruitment problems have more to do with leadership in a broader sense, than with this one narrow policy issue. Talking the talk, without walking the walk plays a larger part of the problem. Long deployments, equipment and material problems, pay which has lagged the civilian sector during a time of unprecedented civilian employment, and especially leadership living under McGregor's X management style is doing for more to destroy the military than this one policy change. "The don't ask, don't tell" policy makes a convenient escape-goat to military leaders unwilling to critically examine the structure and strategic commitment toward leadership questions related to culture and the reward system (which in far too many cases), rewards behavior out of alignment with the core values of the service. It appears you have also fallen into this same surface level trap. Michael