West Point Refuses To Readmit Lesbian Cadet

In this article a cadet who happens to be lesbian resigned from West Point last year. She has been rejected for readmission to the academy even as the military moves toward repealing its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. This is rediculous. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy said they had no choice but to reject Katherine Miller's application, because the repeal of the policy barring gays from serving openly in the military is not in effect yet. The policy's repeal did not occur immediately after President Obama signed the legislation in December; training and certification are required before the ban is lifted. This is outragous to me that things like this are still going on in America. Everyone should be treated equally in any circumstance. What I like best about the article is in the end it lets us know that she now intends to graduate from Yale and join the military through officer candidate school.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135781963/west-point-refuses-to-readmit-lesbian-cadet