Yale to consider having ROTC program after 'don't ask, don't tell' policy dropped

[The Straight Story]

Yale to consider having ROTC program after 'don't ask, don't tell' policy dropped

NEW HAVEN — Yale University this spring will discuss bringing back an ROTC program now that the Congress has dropped the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

Yale President Richard C. Levin, in a statement Monday night, said the university was “eager to open discussions about expanding opportunities for students interested in military service, and we will be discussing this matter with the faculty of Yale College in the spring semester.”

In the meantime, he has directed General Counsel Dorothy Robinson, Secretary Linda Lorimer and Yale College Dean Mary Miller to talk with military officials about their interest in establishing an ROTC unit on the Ivy League campus.

“We are very hopeful that these discussions will enable us to begin a new chapter in the long history of Yale¹s support of the U.S. Armed Services,” Levin said in a statement.

The Senate on Saturday ended the 17-year policy that required gays and lesbians to keep silent about their sexual orientation if they wanted to serve in the Armed Forces.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/12/20/news/doc4d100b3656906589538093.txt

[aquart]

1. Oh, who do they think they're kidding?

[JackBeck]

2. Completely disapprove. n/t

[bluestateguy]

3. I hope the military is welcomed back to college campuses

Once the repeal has been fully implemented that is.

[Rage for Order]

4. Withhold all federal funds until the military is on campus

No federally guaranteed student loans, no grants, no tax deductions for college tuition, and no federal research grants. And not just for Yale, but for any college that does not allow military recruiters or ROTC on campus.