Category Archives: US Navy

Jesse Ventura: If they do the job, what do I care for?

Check out this clip from YouTube. Jesse Venture, former pro Wrestler, former Governor of Minnesota and former sailor in the U.S. Navy attended Ron Paul’s Rally for the Republic and this is what he had to say:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LajHBPVqhU0
I don’t care about gays in the military. If they do the job, what do I care for? In […]

RADM Jamie Barnett on DADT

This opinion piece is a couple of weeks old already. I missed it, but found it on SLDN’s Freedom To Serve blog. It was written by recently retired Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett on published in the Washington Post. Here’s a selection and click on the title to read the whole thing:
Defending Our Values 
Some fear a […]

New Study Calls on Congress to Repeal Don’t ask, Don’t tell

Ladies and gentlemen, let me apologize for being a little behind on blog posts. I’ve been “recovering” from my trip to Washington, DC, last week and catching up on various tasks. That said, you must check out this report written by four retired flag officers - generals and admirals - declaring that DADT become history:
Report […]

Pentagon to unveil new waiver process for recruits

This story comes to us from the Associated Press. I’ve written about the waiver situation before. To summarize my point-of-view, I hate to badmouth soldiers who are forgiven for their past wrongs. Isn’t forgiveness a Christian value? But I also think it still shows how silly the rational behind Don’t ask, Don’t tell is when […]

RADM Jaime Barnett Comes Out in Support of Repealing DADT

In this post from SLDN’s Freedom to Serve blog, recently retired RADM Jaime Barnett declares his support for repealing Don’t ask, Don’t tell. His name is added to a growing list of heterosexual military retirees who think it’s time to make DADT history.
In lieu of a formal retirement ceremony, I would like to substitute this […]