(San Diego) Former Air Force officer Michael Almy’s five-year battle to get back into the military after being discharged for being gay is still far from over despite the end of the policy that halted the decorated war veteran’s 13-year career and left him curled up on his bathroom floor, crying.
The repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” coincides with the most competitive time in recent history to get into the military because of the sluggish economy, and the Defense Department says it has no plans to give priority to those discharged for being gay, even if they still meet the military’s age limits, fitness standards and cutoffs for time out of service.
Many, like Almy, a 41-year-old former Air Force major, see the only way back to active-duty as being through the courts.
He and two other discharged officers – one from the Air Force officer and one from the Navy – are suing the Justice Department to demand they be reinstated, and they hope a federal appeals court will help their efforts by upholding a lower court ruling last year that declared the law unconstitutional.
http://www.365gay.com/news/tough-for-gay-members-to-return-to-full-military/Well, their you have it! "He and two other discharged officers – one from the Air Force officer and one from the Navy – are suing the Justice Department to demand they be reinstated, and they hope a federal appeals court will help their efforts by upholding a lower court ruling last year that declared the law unconstitutional.
" How many here heard this was stupid and unnecessary? :eyes:
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