Live Tweets from House Armed Services Commmittee DADT repeal policy hearing

The House Armed Services Commmittee hearing is holding "Testimony on Repeal of Law and Policies Governing Service of Openly Gay and Lesbian Service" today, and Servicemembers United (@DADT) and SLDN (@FreedomtoServe) are livetweeting the proceedings. They began at 1PM. Testimony is by the four service chiefs: Army General Peter W. Chiarelli, Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, Marine Corps Commandant General James F. Amos and Air Force General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF.

Via The Wonk Room, service chiefs testify they have not run into problems in implementing DADT repeal:

- GEN. PETER CHIARELLI - VICE CHIEF OF ARMY: "I had a session with commanders last Friday, they have indicated no issues so far in Tier I and Tier II training as they get ready to kick off our Tear II training."

- GEN. JAMES AMOS - CHIEF OF THE MARINE CORPS: "And I'm looking for specifically for issues coming out of the Tier II and Tier III training and to be honest with you, Chairman, we've not seen it...there hasn't been the recalcitrant push back, there hasn't been the anxiety over it from the forces in the field."

- GEN. NORTON SCHWARTZ - CHIEF OF ARMY: "We are mitigating the risk in the way we are approaching this and so I'm more comfortable than I was on the 22 of December, but we still have a ways to go and it requires the constant attention of all of us to bring this home."

- ADM. GARY ROUGHEAD - CHIEF OF NAVY: "I'm very comfortable. I was very comfortable in making the recommendation last December and it's consistent with what I continue to see in the Navy today."