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In the years since DADT was repealed, Groce and many others like him have stayed around long enough to see things come full circle.

The change was hard at first for those who had to serve under DADT.

Alan S. Steinman became the highest-ranking person to come out immediately following the end of DADT.

Chaplains and religious groups Chaplain groups and religious organizations took various positions on DADT.

Conservative critics of DADT were disappointed that he failed to withdraw the "don't ask" directives and return the military to its earlier complete ban on service by gays and lesbians.

He interpreted the CRWG's data as indicating a high risk that large numbers of resignations would follow the repeal of DADT.

Implementation of repeal The repeal act established a process for ending the DADT policy.

In December, Secretary of Defense William Cohen ordered a review of DADT to determine if the policy's anti-gay harassment component was being observed.

Newt Gingrich called for an extensive review of DADT's repeal.

Once certification was given, DADT would be lifted after a 60-day waiting period.

On July 15, the Ninth Circuit restored most of the DADT policy, but continued to prohibit the government from discharging or investigating openly gay personnel.

Reservist Jeremy Johnson became the first person discharged under DADT to re-enlist.

That summer, after U.S. senator Larry Craig was arrested for lewd conduct in a men's restroom, conservative commentator Michael Medved argued that any liberalization of DADT would "compromise restroom integrity and security".

The government argued that DADT was necessary to advance a legitimate governmental interest.

The number of discharges per fiscal year under DADT dropped sharply after the September 11 attacks and remained comparatively low through to the repeal.

The Southern Baptist Convention battled the repeal of DADT, warning that their endorsements for chaplains might be withdrawn if the repeal took place.