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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      DOD highlights 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' resourcesPublished Sept. 21, 2023
                    
                    By David Vergun
                    
                    
                    DOD News
            **ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --**In an effort to reach out to veterans who may have been impacted by the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, effective Feb. 28, 1994 to Sept. 20, 2011, the Defense Department is providing **resources that will feature useful information** including:

Military service statistics on review board discharge applications approved or denied
 Statistics on types of discharges, including honorable and general under honorable conditions
 The appeal process for upgrading discharge type
 Frequently asked questions for veterans seeking a discharge upgradeDOD Instruction 1304.26, widely known as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing non-heterosexual service members who did not reveal their sexual orientation, while barring openly LGBTQ+ persons from military service.

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