What exactly is the DADT policy?

     If I hadn't served in the military Im not sure if I'd really know much about this policy so here is some brief information about it.

     In 1993, President Bill Clinton implemented the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy as a compromise allowing them to serve, but not serve openly. Many believed that allowing their presence as being "openly" homosexual in the armed forces would create an extreme risk towards the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and would destroy any unit cohesion.  

     With this policy it specifies any member who engages in such behavior or discloses their homosexual sexuality would be discharge from the armed forces.  With that being said, as part of the policy it is stated that superiors should not initiate investigation on a homosexual individual without credible evidence of someone acting in that behavior or without someone disclosing that information about themselves. 

     So that is how it got the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" name, however the full name of this policy is actually "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue, don't harass."