Odumba could have gotten rid of "don't ask, don't tell" on his first day in office. Opps! Another broken promise, just like that shit about closing Gitmo. He didn't know what he was talking about and would have said anything to get elected.

In truth, almost no one gets kicked out under the policy. It's a way to keep people from going too far and being overly flamboyant, which would be disruptive. Otherwise, they might have to give homos their own showers and bathrooms, which would become like highway reststops.