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New York Times: Officer Gets More Time to Fight Discharge Under “Don’t Ask”

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Officer Gets More Time to Fight Discharge Under ‘Don’t Ask’ Policy
By JAMES DAO
Published: August 16, 2010

Lawyers for an Air Force officer facing possible discharge under the military’s ban on homosexuality, Lt. Col. Victor J. Fehrenbach, have reached an agreement with the government that will give him time to fight a discharge in federal court. Under the agreement released Monday, the Air Force said that it would not make a decision on Colonel Fehrenbach before Aug. 27 and that if it decided to discharge him, it would take no action for 21 days after notifying him of that decision. Colonel Fehrenbach asserts that discharging him under the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would violate his rights and cause him irreparable harm.

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