The "Don't ask-don't tell" policy regarding sexual orientation has been in effect in the military for eight years. First proposed by former Senator Sam Nunn and endorsed by the military leadership, including General Colin Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the policy was a compromise that satisfied fully neither the military nor those who wanted no restrictions. Both sides preferred a more decisive outcome.

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