he was concerned the Govt would make it compulsory.
Larry the cable guy sez: That's funny right thar, don't matter who y'are!
Since our troops were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, I don't think the American media or the public have considered the subject to be worthy of much attention. Nor has the dropping the DADT policy as far as I'm aware.
Whatever problems this creates will be left to the line commanders to deal with.