John McCain

In other words, according to your survey, 1 in 5 servicemembers would depart as a result of the change if it occurred.

In my view, the respondents who chose this answer acknowledged as much a negative impact on various readiness and morale factors as a positive one.

General Ham, since your proposed policy would not allow commanders to directly inquire about a member's sexual orientation, if a military member only suspects their roommate is gay or lesbian, will that be grounds for a room reassignment?

Obtaining the views of servicemembers who were deployed, were about to deploy, or who had recently returned from deployment was indeed an important aspect of the Working Group's efforts to engage the force.

What is the justification for the continuing applicability of this rule in view of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit?

I think it's worthy of our attention, along with Judiciary and Intelligence and even maybe Homeland Security.

It's not voting, sir. It's asking their views.

To say we didn't need to ask their opinion on whether it should be repealed or not, violates in my view one of the fundamental principles of leadership.

I do strongly believe the military would be improved if law and policy did not ask people to lie about who they are in order to serve, as is currently the case.

We hold ourselves and our people accountable to those standards and will make exceptions for no one, gay or straight.

I do expect that our standards of conduct and professionalism will not change one bit.

The estimated cost of implementing a repeal of section 654 of title 10, U.S.C., and the DADT policy have not been made clear.

General Ham, since your proposals eliminate the commander's option of separate living arrangements for gay or lesbian members, what other course of action would he or she have?

General Ham, do you personally think that the views of soldiers and marines serving on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan would be probative?

When, if ever, do you contemplate that this authority will be redelegated to military commanders?

I don't view Wikileaks as journalism. My personal opinion is the activity of Wikileaks is not media.

General Ham, with regard to proposed policies for the living arrangements for gay and straight military members...

The manner in which the comprehensive review survey was presented to servicemembers currently deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom has not been made clear.

I happen to share Senator McCain's feeling that it's not only reprehensible, but the people aiding, abetting, or otherwise involved, should be held accountable.

I believe we, as a country, should do all we possibly can to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.

Every great leader I've known has said, what are your views on this issue.

This is not journalism. This is a threat to our security and we should act to make sure it doesn't happen again.

This is beyond unfortunate; this is a betrayal of trust.

Everything I ever learned about leadership, everything I ever practiced about leadership, every great leader I've ever known always consulted with his subordinates for their views, no matter what the issue.

I find the argument that war is not the time to change to be antithetical with our own experience since 2001.