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Old 05-13-2007, 11:06 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Monroe View Post
The military is about rules and regulations and discipline, so it's their call.
True.

But it doesn't change the fact that DADT is a stupid rule that interfers with the military's ability to choose personnel based on thier ability to do the job.



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This is true, but was there another reason that probably isn't being told. Most government organizations are not allowed to respond to queries. Could this guy have been a nuisance? Was he a poor candidate for the service in some other way that was overlooked when he was called back. Mistakes do happen.
Not according to his direct superior.

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“He’s better than the average sailor at his job,” said Bill Driver, the leading petty officer of Knight’s 15-person customs crew in Kuwait. “It’s not at all a strange situation. As open as he is now, it was under wraps for quite a while. It wasn’t an issue at work.”

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