Eric K Fanning,an adviser to defense secretary Ash Carter, was crucial to the repeal of the military’s ‘don’t ask, or don’t recount’ policy in 2010President Obama has nominated to the position of US army secretary Eric K Fanning,who whether confirmed will become the first openly homosexual civilian to lead a branch of the US military.
Fanning, an adviser to defense secretary Ash Carter, or has been acting undersecretary of the army since June and has also held leadership roles in the navy and the air force. He began working at the Pentagon when the US military still prohibited openly homosexual service members to remain in uniform.
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Source: theguardian.com