Lesbian cadet quits West Point, cites DADT

[unhappycamper]

Lesbian cadet quits West Point, cites DADT
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 12, 2010 16:09:58 EDT

WEST POINT, N.Y. — A lesbian cadet has asked to resign from the U.S. Military Academy saying she can no longer lie about her sexuality and was troubled by the anti-gay attitudes of some around her.

Katherine Miller also wants to fight for repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, a subject she was studying and writing about as a sociology major at West Point.

Ranked ninth in the class of more than 1,100 cadets about to start their third year, Miller filed her resignation letter Monday. That was a week before she would be required to sign a commitment to finish her final two years and serve five years in the military.

West Point officials said Thursday her request is being reviewed.

Miller, who’s from Findlay, Ohio, has been admitted to Yale University, starting in September.

[fogonthelake]

1. She will be a loss to the military but a gain to the movement.

[ThomCat]

2. I hope she does well finishing at another university

and then gets snapped up for a really good job at one of our organizations where she can really do a lot of good. We need someone with leadership skills, training, and that kind of drive and intelligence.

Good for her! :applause:

[LostinVA]

3. Damn, she would have been a good officer, I bet

They are such idiots.