How long does it take to train our military on the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy?
Apparently 3 months according to a news release.
In a recent briefing, senior military officials said only that implementation of the repeal can likely happen at some point in 2011.
But other sources suggest that the Pentagon hopes to have the training done by this summer, perhaps as early as May. Such a timeline would have the benefit of allowing the Obama administration to prepare for 2012 elections without the distraction of implementing the DADT repeal, says Jarrod Chlapowski, field director for Servicemembers United in Washington, D.C., an advocacy group for gay and lesbian troops and veterans.
“It’s in their interest for them to knock this out as quickly as possible," he says.
Mr. Chlapowski estimates that the training will last about three months. “We’ve been hearing 90 days being tossed around for the full length of the training,” he adds. “But I think we’ll have a better idea how this is going to go once each of the service chiefs reports" to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
PERSPECTIVE:
Basic Combat Training is 8 weeks or 2 months
Ranger School - 2 months
Airborne School - 3 weeks
Air Assault School -10 days
DADT repeal training - 3 months INCREDIBLE! This must be some really good training.
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