{"id":6597,"date":"2010-04-01T00:29:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T08:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=6597"},"modified":"2010-04-01T00:29:42","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T08:59:42","slug":"army-commander-wont-be-sanctioned-for-advocating-anti-gay-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=6597","title":{"rendered":"Army Commander won’t be sanctioned for advocating anti-gay policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100331\/BREAKING01\/100331005\/Mixon+won+t+be+reprimanded+<\/a><\/p>\n

Updated at 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Mixon won’t be reprimanded<\/h2>\n

Advertiser Wire Services<\/p>\n

The Hawaii-based commander of the Army in the Pacific will not be sanctioned for publicly urging troops to lobby against repeal of a ban on openly gay military service.<\/p>\n

Army Secretary John McHugh said today that Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon has been told that what he did was inappropriate for an active-duty officer but that he won’t receive a letter of reprimand or be forced to step down.<\/p>\n

McHugh said Mixon now “recognizes the difficulties in appearing to become an advocate in trying to shape the opinion of the force rather than ascertain” its view on the issue.<\/p>\n

“We consider the matter closed as of today,” McHugh told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n

Mixon, who is based at Fort Shafter, wrote a letter to the editor of Stars and Stripes saying he didn’t believe most military personnel would support repeal of the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays. In the letter Mixon urged troops and families to make their feelings known to their commanders and elected officials.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama wants the military to do away with the ban on openly gay service, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates is conducting a review on the matter.<\/p>\n

Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, publicly criticized Mixon for his letter.<\/p>\n

Mullen was especially pointed, saying officers who didn’t agree with policy should “vote with their feet.”<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press and Bloomberg News contributed to this report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100331\/BREAKING01\/100331005\/Mixon+won+t+be+reprimanded+ Updated at 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Mixon won’t be reprimanded Advertiser Wire Services The Hawaii-based commander of the Army in the Pacific will not be sanctioned for publicly urging troops to lobby against repeal of a ban on openly gay military service. Army Secretary John McHugh said today that Lt. Gen. Benjamin … <\/p>\n

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