Category Archives: US Navy

Don’t ask, Don’t tell Affects ROTC Cadets

Here’s a story we haven’t heard in a while: an ROTC cadet being discharged from that program when it was discovered he was gay. It also seems to have motivated others to take action as well.
 Ousted ROTC Student Praised
Komo said within two hours of the article’s publication, more than 30 people looking to take steps […]

Further Evidence the Military is Ready to Repeal Don’t ask, Don’t tell

A friend forwarded this interesting link:
West Point Cadet Pick Gay Hero, Harvey Milk
It’s a new project begun last year, but cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point nominate and then vote for their favorite films that demonstrate West Point values: duty, honor, country. This year the cadets nominated the film “Milk” based on […]

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 […]