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Tuesday marks the official end of the law banning openly gay men and women from serving in the military. The Marine Corps Times describes the official end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell as historic.

“For gay Marines, official repeal will be a historic day, comparable to the moment 63 years ago when President [Harry] Truman ordered the services to end racial segregation.”

Many gay and lesbian service personnel have already started to reenlist. One Fox News contributor says for those troops, it’s a fresh start.

“A lot of them left, because, as you said, a lot of them felt so uncomfortable, so judged, and now a lot of them who are so passionate about serving our country are starting to come back in and saying, ‘I’m going to reenlist, I’m going to finally be able to embrace my significant other when I come back from a deployment.”

The New York Times reports recruitment standards will remain high, adding that service members cannot rejoin if they were discharged under “other than honorable conditions.”

“Former service members discharged for homosexuality will not be granted special treatment...They will have to pass physical fitness tests and prove that they have skills the armed services needs right now.”

The military factor has only been one of two parts of the DADT battle-- with the politics of the policy often stealing the spotlight. A TIME blogger focuses on the political capital earned through repeal.

“This issue was always President Obama's to win or lose. He won. The issue would not have moved forward without the President's, ongoing personal investment.

But a panelist on MSNBC says the policy is simply a win for civil rights-- and in fact-- may reveal some hypocritical principles of the Democrat party.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a Democratic policy. It was a Bill Clinton policy and so while this is, I think, a civil rights advance by this Democratic administration, it is only by reversing something else that a Democrat did. And maybe calls to question the Democratic party on civil rights in a broader sense.”

Meanwhile-- The Hill reports in the 11th hour--  two GOP lawmakers are trying to delay the end of the policy.

“(Buck) McKeon and (Joe) Wilson argue that since their committee has not received copies of all regulation and policy changes that would occur because of the repeal, they believe the Defense Department to be rushing a process that is not ready for implementation.”

A spokesperson for the Pentagon tells Fox News the repeal of Dont Ask, Don’t Tell will happen Tuesday in accordance with the law.

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