1.   The president has failed to stand firm on his promise to allow gays to serve in the military.

2.   Although meant to make it easier for gays to serve, thousands have been discharged in recent years.

3.   Bradley agreed that he too would appoint members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who would let gays serve openly.

4.   Bradley and Gore advocated allowing gays to serve openly in the armed forces.

5.   Bradley has proposed extending civil rights protections to homosexuals and allowing gays to serve in the military.

6.   Clinton himself originally pledged to allow gays to serve openly, but backed away from the plan after a near revolt by the joint chiefs early in his presidency.

7.   Dartmouth music professor Steve Swayne, a recent transplant from Berkeley, asked if Forbes would permit gays to serve in his administration.

8.   Gore said he would not appoint anyone to those posts unless they supported his plans to allow gays to serve in the military.

9.   He said he would require his appointees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to support allowing gays to serve openly in the military.

10.   His Democratic presidential rival, former Sen. Bill Bradley, had earlier called for a policy change to allow gays to serve openly.