Lesbian former Cadet, abandoning the West battle

ALBANY, New York (AP)-Lesbian former cadets who left the University, saying she couldn't live the lie was dismissed on readmission Wednesday due to protracted military ban on gays and said she was abandoning her dream of graduating from the Academy. November 24 John Seewer, AP Photo

Kathryn Miller, who left West "don't ask, don't tell" policy was dismissed on readmission.

November 24-John Seewer, AP Photo

Kathryn Miller, who left West "don't ask, don't tell" policy was dismissed on readmission.

Katherine Miller said in a statement that it planned to move from Yale University, where she's now visit and join the army through the officer candidate school. "While I am deeply saddened that I will not be returned to West point, I understand and respect the decision, "said 21-year-old from Findlay, Ohio. She said that while she always wanted to be with her friends on an equal footing, I harbor no ill will to warand I am looking for a day, they consider it appropriate for me to put into the form back to the "Miller left the West last year and soon became the public face of efforts to repeal the policy, known as" don't ask, don't tell, "which bars gays and lesbians to serve openly. But she missed the storied Academy of upstate New York and as the Government moved to cancel. Declaring opposition to Miller, the University issued a statement explaining that he couldn't take Miller due to prohibition, still existing, but hints that return will not be a problem for her in the future. "While at the Academy, Ms. Miller's good reputation and has done exceptionally well academically and militarily and physically, "said Lieutenant Colonel Sherri Reed, Director of public relations at West point. "The choice to seek re-admission is available after the abolition. Nevertheless, the major activists complained that the Ministry of defence is too discuss things for gays and lesbians who want to serve."For every day of the clock ticks, proceed with the investigation under DADT, and service members remain at risk, "said military legal defense network, which offers the services of a lawyer for the gay and lesbian military members. it must be done within 60 days after the President and senior defence advisers to verifythat waiver would not harm the ability of troops fight. He could go into full force in late summer or early autumn, according to some estimates. it's too late for Miller, but not for students who want to apply to begin classes in 2012 in the United States military academies four: West point; Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Alexander Nicholson, Executive Director of the military organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, said openly gay applicants cannot be sure that the policy will be abolished at the start of classes for Western tocki15 Aug. "I just can't imagine that the first shots in this year's new students who think, "I'm not going to have to live under the cloud of don't ask, don't tell," said Nicholson. "I think that will come next year, "said Miller., she had participated in the historic Academy of looming over the Hudson River. It also thrives in its ranking of ninth grade, when she left but she said her sexuality secret code of honor Academy and nagged at her conscience. It was hard for her silence, she said when her fellow students made derogatory comments about gays. "I couldn't work the courage to promote argument against what they say out of fear of being targeted as gay themselves," Miller told the Associated Press in an interview late last year. "I had to keep quiet. That's not what I wanted to become "she filed her resignation in August 2010, just as it was to start her junior year. She was admitted to Yale but again late last year, "don't ask, don't govori"bylo implemented under former President Bill Clinton and maintenance members keep their sexual orientation secret and their colleagues not to know about that Clinton wanted to completely lift the banbut the military and many in Congress claimed that this would lead to disorder within the ranks and threatening the morale of the critics pointed out that emissions of sexual orientation has actually increased in line with the policy, because the mentality of the witch-hunt at his website, counting timeSince its signature Obama to lift The troops recently installed "countdown clock". Nicholson, his Director, said he didn't think there was any ill will to West point. ", I think I should expect from West point," said Nicholson. "I think their hands are tied. training for members on developments related to the withdrawal began around 1 March and can be completed by the end of the summer in the Academy air force indicated that it was acting under the same rules, West point," he continued policies of the Ministry of defence did not request the officers or their sexual orientationto treat all members with dignity and respect and ensure the maintenance of good order and discipline, "said spokesman Lieutenant Colonel John h. Bryan. "And we will continue to follow the law".

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