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Will Gay Service Members Retain Re-Enlistment Bonuses if DADT Returns?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 20) -- Dan Choi, a prominent advocate against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, has re-enlisted in the Army after being discharged in July for being openly gay. This was made possible by last month's injunction by a federal judge against DADT, after which military recruiters were instructed to accept applications from openly gay applicants. Several others have joined Choi, who said, "Today is a great day we can all celebrate," after filing his papers at the Times Square Recruiting Station in New York City. For re-enlisting, Choi and others are eligible for bonuses, ...
White House Press Briefing: Strike 3 on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAt today's White House Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs was asked, again, about "Don't ask/Don't tell" at the top of the briefing, and again said that the President was "working with the Joint Chiefs, the Pentagon and others (previously, he's said "congress") to bring about a change in that policy."Given the news that Congress doesn't seem to have gotten that memo, I followed up with Gibbs about the lack of urgency: (CSpan had the wrong video, here's the full briefing. Check the 34:30 mark)I will get into this a little more deeply later, but suffice it to say I am deeply disappointed in how the ...
Discharged Arabic Linguist Dan Choi Among Protesters at Obama Fundraiser
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyLt. Dan Choi, the first soldier discharged under "Don't ask/Don't tell" during the Obama administration, was among protesters at a DNC fundraiser headlined by President Obama: Protest organizers called for Obama to repeal the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that exempts openly gay men and women from serving in the military. Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and an Arabic translator, was discharged from the Army when he declared he was gay on national television. His conviction that the military's policy is "a deadly poison" inspired him to lead the protest on Wednesday. Here's ...
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