The Houston Chronicle points out that Pentagon statistics show 46% of those expelled from the Army and 49% expelled from the Air Force under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2007 were women—even though only 14% of the Army and 20% of the Air Force is female, respectively:
“The military did not volunteer these data. They were compiled under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a military advocacy group. The Pentagon had no explanation for the sharp disparity, nor did it seem inclined to pursue the matter. ‘At this time,’ Pentagon spokesperson Elaine Lainez e-mailed the Chronicle, ‘there is no plan to investigate the discharges.'”