Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced today that the military security clearance process will no longer include questions about mental health care history. This is a significant step in attempting to remove the stigma of receiving mental health care among military members, particularly in a time of war when post-traumatic stress disorder is affecting a staggering number of servicemen and women. While DOD has been paying major lip service to the need to reduce the stigma of mental health care, this is the first tangible step forward in what will hopefully be a line of many. The intensive security clearance...