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our men and women in uniform understand that while today's historic vote means that this policy will change, the implementation and certification process will with take an additional period of time. in the meantime, the current law and policy will remain in effect. i know you have a point of view here, aaron, but what possibly is he talking about? >> well, it's not a point of view actually. it's based on the data and the research. the pentagon doesn't need to plan for repeal. the pentagon was forced to repeal the ban for about a week two months ago by a court order, and the secretary predicted there would be enormous consequences. that's a quote. in fact, there were no disruptions whatsoever. what the research by the rand corporation and others shows is that if you want to open yourself up to problems, you'll do exactly what the secretary is recommending now, which is to go slowly. if you want a smooth transition, you snap your fingers, issue the order, and you're done. that's the way to have a smooth

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