Military chaplains: End of ‘don’t ask’ ban on gays hasn’t fueled turmoil that outsiders feared
David Crary writing for the Associated Press:
Prior to repeal, various conservative groups and individuals — including many conservative retired chaplains — warned that repeal would trigger an exodus of chaplains whose faiths consider homosexual activity to be sinful. In fact, there’s been no significant exodus — perhaps two or three departures of active-duty chaplains linked to the repeal. Moreover, chaplains or their civilian coordinators from a range of conservative faiths told The Associated Press they knew of virtually no serious problems thus far involving infringement of chaplains’ religious freedom or rights of conscience.
According to this piece published on September 22, 2011, there were 2,900 chaplains on active duty in the U.S. military at the time.