Airman’s (involuntary) DADT Discharge Suspended Following Court Ruling

[FreeState]

Kind of puts an end to the false talking point that those being discharged under DADT are using the policy to get out....

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/07/08/Airmans_Discharge_Suspended_Following_Ninth_Circuit_DADT_Ruling/

Since the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling earlier this week, one service member facing discharge under DADT told The Advocate that officials have halted his separation proceedings.

Airman 1st Class Justin Dailey said Friday that he had been served with discharge paperwork on June 9 after his sexual orientation came to the attention of his command. Dailey, 25, said he did not make a voluntary statement on his sexual orientation and was not seeking separation from the Armed Forces.

Stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, Dailey said he was told on Thursday — one day after the ninth circuit’s order lifting the stay on U.S. district judge Virginia Phillips’s injunction against DADT — that his discharge proceedings had been suspended. “I had intended on fighting this tooth and nail,” Dailey said. “I’m happy I can proceed with my career and get back to work.”

Dailey’s account was confirmed by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which has represented the airman in collaboration with his military defense attorney. SLDN spokesman Zeke Stokes said that the military attorney had received notification via phone of Dailey’s discharge suspension but has not yet received specific written communication from Defense officials.

[WillParkinson]

1. And he's pretty darn handsome to boot...

[QC]

2. And now the administration is appealing that court ruling,

so maybe Dailey can still get kicked out after all.

[joeybee12]

3. Oh give me a break, everyone knows the only discharges in the past 6

months have been teh gays TRYING to get out...Obama has cleaned everything up!@!!!

:sarcasm: