by Shaan Verma ’13 America sells billions of dollars in weapons to countries across the globe such as Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Greece. This act can be considered a threat to the nation as the selling of arms to these countries begs the question of whether or not America will be fueling another war. Even with surveillance and special … Read More
With the large support of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” repeal maybe the Republican and Democrats can compromise and some economic change can be brought to life from its coffin.
Even though I want to serve my country, I also looked at the quality of education I would be getting through the military. US News & World Report ranks all the Service Academies as Tier 1 Liberal Arts schools, as they all have such a broad and extensive core curriculum despite the emphasis on engineering. Additionally, some of the best public and private universities in the country offer ROTC programs (such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University).
The military enacted the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy (DADT) in 1993. The policy forbids openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the U.S. Armed Services, but does not allow the military to require soldiers to declare their sexual orientation. However, controversy has arisen from soldiers’ orientations being investigated if superiors suspect they are gay or lesbian. There have been several attempts to repeal this policy, but so far all have failed.