Quickie Link [1]: Discharge papers ‘don’t tell’ sailor is gay [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Jun 07, 2007 - 04:17 AM
Military [3]
(USA) - A sailor who publicly outed himself as a homosexual has once again been discharged by the Navy, but has once again been given a recall status that could allow him to return to active duty. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Knight had served as an openly gay man during a yearlong Individual Ready Reserve tour in Kuwait. However, in the latest twist, Knight’s new discharge papers - like his previous discharge papers - do not mention homosexual conduct as the reason for his dismissal. Instead, they cite “completion of required active service.” And they list his recall code as RE-1, with a reserve obligation ending in April 2009. “I can’t do anything but laugh,” Knight said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “It’s getting to the point of being ridiculous.”

Note: Read full article on www.estripes.com [4]
Links
  [1] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=5&lead=1
  [2] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1343&lead=1
  [3] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=11&lead=1
  [4] http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=46477