"Administrative Changes" Coming to DADT Policy?

I have written in the past about friends and/or clients who have been discharged from the U.S. Military based on third party "outings" - sometimes with out the "outed" service member even knowing for certain the identity of the person who outed them. The policy set up a perfect mechanism for retribution based on personal grudges or personal religious beliefs even when the closeted service member had done absolutely nothing inappropriate and had kept his/her personal life discretely private. The DADT policy in short has set the stage for false accusations and witch hunts by homophobes despite the "Don't Ask" portion of the policy. Now, Reuters is reporting that allegedly Defense Secretary Gates is going to announce policy modifications that may reduce the worse travesties under DADT. While DADT needs to be dumped on the trash heap of history, any interim moves to stop hate driven discharges will be welcome. Here are some story highlights:
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to address ways to allow more "humane enforcement and application" of a policy that has seen thousands of homosexuals forced out of the military, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. "I think he is prepared to offer a way ahead on that subject this week. So stay tuned," said Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell. "Hopefully you'll be seeing him later this week and (he) can address the changes that he is going to be making."
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One of the ways the Pentagon might relax enforcement of the law could be to halt disciplinary proceedings against gay members of the military who are "outed" by others. But the Pentagon has been tight-lipped about what steps Gates might announce. President Barack Obama has called for a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," which allows homosexuals to serve in secret but discharges them if their sexual orientation becomes known. Gates has supported Obama's push but called for a separate review, due to be completed by December 1, on how to implement the new policy down the road.
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Americans favor allowing gays to serve openly in the military by 57 percent to 36 percent, according to a recent poll by Quinnipiac University.