{"id":23765,"date":"2011-06-06T20:08:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T00:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2011-06-06T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T00:11:18","slug":"speaking-of-double-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=23765","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of double standards…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Secretary of Defense told a Marine Sergeant that he couldn’t opt out of his military service<\/a> because he disagreed with the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy;<\/p>\n

A Marine sergeant asked Gates, on a farewell tour, about the policy during a question and answer session at a base in southwestern Helmand province.<\/p>\n

“Sir, we joined the Marine Corps because the Marine Corps has a set of standards and values that is better than that of the civilian sector. And we have gone and changed those values and repealed the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy,” the sergeant told Gates during the question and answer session, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

“We have not given the Marines a chance to decide whether they wish to continue serving under that. Is there going to be an option for those Marines that no longer wish to serve due to the fact their moral values have not changed?” he asked, according to the article.<\/p>\n

“No,” Gates responded. “You’ll have to complete your … enlistment just like everybody else.”<\/p>\n

“The reality is that you don’t all agree with each other on your politics, you don’t agree with each other on your religion, you don’t agree with each other on a lot of things,” he added, according to the release. “But you still serve together. And you work together. And you look out for each other. And that’s all that matters.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Late last week Stars & Stripes<\/a> reported that a gay Airman outed himself as a gay so he could get out of his military obligation;<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this instance, the airman first class made a statement that he was a homosexual,\u201d Air Force spokesman Maj. Joel Harper said Friday. \u201cAfter making the statement but prior to the commander initiating separation action, the airman wrote the secretary of the Air Force asking to be separated.
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\u201cAfter the separation action was initiated, the individual was informed of the current status of the repeal of \u2018don\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell,\u2019 and he reaffirmed to the [Air Force secretary] that he desired his separation action be expeditiously processed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Stanley Clifford also signed off on the dismissal.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of these officials evaluated the case carefully, and concluded that separation was appropriate,\u201d Harper said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, I guess there are standards for release from the service before a service member has finished their term of service as long as their reason is politically correct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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