Army Recruiter Investiaged for Bigoted Emails
After completing the assignment for today, on law-related disputes over dress or appearance codes, I decided to see if there were any news related articles dealing with sexual orientation discrimination. I managed to find quite a shocker: Army Recruiter Investigated for Bigoted Emails
Corey Andrew had posted his resume on Careerbuilder.com. One of the employers to respond to his posted resume was the Army. After Andrew expressed his disinterest, he decided to ask the recruiter (Ramode) about the Army's gay and lesbian policy. "The fireworks set off when he revealed he's openly gay." The email conversation that followed, especially from the recruiter's end, is extremely shocking.
"Officials say for now Ramode is still working in the military, but not in recruiting. Andrew is hoping she'll be removed from the post for good, especially for violating the Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in which recruiters are barred from asking applicants about their sexual orientation."
Does anyone know the reasoning behind the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military? I understand what it is, but not why it is even in place. What does this policy even accomplish? It is essentially hypocritical considering the fact that there is the potential for a gay individual to be in the military as long as they do not openly express their homosexuality. So, I ask again, what does this actually accomplish, and why is it still being upheld? Aside from that, I would like to hear your reaction to the email conversation that took place between Andrew and Ramode.
Corey Andrew had posted his resume on Careerbuilder.com. One of the employers to respond to his posted resume was the Army. After Andrew expressed his disinterest, he decided to ask the recruiter (Ramode) about the Army's gay and lesbian policy. "The fireworks set off when he revealed he's openly gay." The email conversation that followed, especially from the recruiter's end, is extremely shocking.
"Officials say for now Ramode is still working in the military, but not in recruiting. Andrew is hoping she'll be removed from the post for good, especially for violating the Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in which recruiters are barred from asking applicants about their sexual orientation."
Does anyone know the reasoning behind the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military? I understand what it is, but not why it is even in place. What does this policy even accomplish? It is essentially hypocritical considering the fact that there is the potential for a gay individual to be in the military as long as they do not openly express their homosexuality. So, I ask again, what does this actually accomplish, and why is it still being upheld? Aside from that, I would like to hear your reaction to the email conversation that took place between Andrew and Ramode.
posted by Heather at
11:08 AM
2 Comments:
The armed forces prohibits anyone who has: 1) engaged in homosexual acts 2) openly stated they were homosexual or bisexual or
3) married or attempted to marry an individual of the same sex from being a part of the military.
"Don't ask don't tell" would then say that as long as a gay member of the armed forces keeps any of the above stipulations a secret, they are free from investigation of their sexuality. It seems to me that the military is essentially saying "ignorance is bliss."
The military recruiting has been falling and they need to continue recruiting new people. The "Don't ask. Don't Tell" policy is a response to the change in the supply and demand of qualified military personnel in the workforce. The military wants/needs more than they are able to recruit, so they had to open the door wider.
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