According to the Associated Press, the Pentagon is weighing the idea granting up to ten days leave to gay soldiers who need to travel to other states in order to legally marry:
According to a U.S. official, the memo is under legal review by the Justice Department, and the Pentagon will not be able to take any action until that review is finished. "Although we have bases and installations in all 50 states, not all state laws are equal when it comes to same-sex marriage," a defense official said. "That is why we are looking at providing extra leave for same-sex couples who want to get married to travel to a state where same-sex marriages are legal." The officials were not authorized to discuss the memo publicly, so spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to the AP, on-base housing and health care benefits may be offered to the legal spouses of gay soldiers by the end of August.
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