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Title: Allen West Delivers Stern Lesson on DADT Repeal
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The Blaze
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Published: Apr 22, 2011
Author: Jonathon M. Seidl
Post Date: 2011-04-22 17:30:30 by CZ82
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Allen West Delivers Stern Lesson on DADT Repeal: Isn’t the Military Rife With Rules? Posted on April 21, 2011 at 9:55am by Jonathon M. Seidl Allen West was discriminated against while he was in the military. He was too short to join an elite infantry group. But, he says, he was okay with it because the military is rife with rules that serve a greater purpose, the insinuation being that there is a reason for the military‘s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. That’s the point West made during a Hill hearing yesterday on implementing the repeal of DADT. The hearing featured the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and during it West questioned almost every one of them about the certain standards each branch has that prima facia might seem discriminatory. For example, he asked if the Army still has a minimum height requirement for an elite infantry group and if the Marines still require soldiers to pass physical fitness tests. The answer, “Yes.” In the beginning of his comments, West summed up his position like this: “The military exists to win the nation’s wars and I think when we get to the point where we are starting to discuss about how the military conforms to accommodating individual behavior that’s what I get concerned with.” Watch below:
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#1. To: CZ82 (#0)
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Don't ask - don't tell ... don't complain --- get your ass whipped !
#2. To: BorisY (#1)
get your ass whipped ! That's the reason why they implemented it to start with back in the 80s. A lot of gays were getting their asses whipped for coming out of the closet so Clinton had to do something.... I don't really see where they think things have changed that much to where it will go over well this time.... you'll just start finding them face down in the desert with bullet holes in their backs......
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