Recruiting Tactics

Kyle DeVries over at BlogActive has an interesting post up about being recruited by the Marine Corps via MySpace. The problem is not so much that he was contacted via MySpace, but that Kyle, an openly gay man, was contacted without regard to the implications of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

All the more reason why "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" needs to go. According to a study by statistician Gary Gates at the Williams Project, there could be as many as 41,000 potential lesbian, gay and bisexual recruits if the gay ban were lifted.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has to go. Urge your member of Congress to support repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." If they are already in support of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the bill in the House of Representatives that would repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," thank them and ask them to renew their support in the 110th Congress. If not, or they are a new member of Congress, ask them to support repeal efforts.

Only then will the Marines be able to recruit all of America’s best and brightest, including lesbian, gay, and bisexual patriots.

- Rebecca Sawyer