Obama Picks Openly Gay Man to Lead Army steve_watson Posted on September 19, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile, U.S. News Reflects a major shift for the Pentagon, which only four years ago prevented openly gay troops from serving in the military. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email