Army Board Tells Gay Soldier, ‘Dismissed’
A U.S. Army board recommended dismissal for Lt. Daniel Choi, a West Point graduate who stands to become the first New York National Guard member discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. A panel of four officers reviewed the case for more than eight hours on Tuesday in a closed hearing at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse. Their decision asserts that Choi, a platoon leader with the 69th Infantry Regiment out of Manhattan, violated a federal statute that forbids homosexual soldiers from serving openly in the military. Choi, 28, of New York City, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2003 and joined the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum. He spent 15 months in Iraq as an Arabic interpreter and joined the Guard in June 2007.
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The Army board had to dismiss him, because it puts a lot of focus on the insanity of the policy, and not to dismiss him would downplay the importance of federal statutes. Hopefully the travesty of his dismissal will lead to the policy being finally removed once and for all.
Pshhh. That is so dumb. I can’t believe this. Very,very angry right now. That is so sad. :(
I agree with Brion. I hope more LGBT military come out like this guy did to try to make a statement and I believe this will finally overturn the policy.