The Cost Of Discrimination

This makes for a nice companion to my entry about Frist's planned gay marriage vote...

AP: Report: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Cost $363M

Discharging troops under the Pentagon's policy on gays cost $363.8 million over 10 years, almost double what the government concluded a year ago, a private report says...

Do we need any further proof how ridiculous and backwards this policy is?

In an age of recruitment shortages and military budget problems, surely the Pentagon has bigger concerns than a few army officers being made uncomfortable by a fellow soldier's orientation? That $363.8 million could've paid for a lot of body armor, no?