UNCLASSIFIED//

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PRIORITY

P 200401Z SEP 11 PSN 441415H19

FM CNO WASHINGTON DC

TO NAVADMIN
ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC)

INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC

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SUBJ: GUIDANCE ON DADT POST REPEAL EXPECTATIONS UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL 
OFFICE CODES:
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00//
TO NAVADMIN
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NAVADMIN 271/11

MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/SEP//

SUBJ/GUIDANCE ON DADT POST REPEAL EXPECTATIONS//

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/222357ZDEC10//

AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 411/10 GUIDANCE FOLLOWING PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING OF 
"DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" REPEAL PROVISION.//

RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, 10 USC 654, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "DON'T ASK, 
DON'T TELL," IS REPEALED.  SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS NO LONGER A BAR FOR SERVICE 
IN THE ARMED FORCES.

2.  I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH OUR TRAINING, DETAILED PREPARATION, 
DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM, AND DECENCY OF OUR NAVY AS WE PREPARED FOR 
REPEAL.  YOU HAVE SUPPORTED THE PROCESS ADMIRABLY AND TREATED ALL YOUR 
SHIPMATES WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.  THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU HAVE CONDUCTED THIS 
TRANSITION.  I KNOW YOUR SUPERB PROFESSIONALISM WILL CONTINUE IN THE POST 
REPEAL ENVIRONMENT AS OUR NAVY CONTINUES TO BE  A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE 
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.

3.  RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.//

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