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...critics of the poll said that none of the advocates of ROTC’s recognition have made public gestures to fully address the issue of non-discrimination and officially condemn the DADT policy, saying that without openly condemning DADT, only one side of the issue is actually being examined...
Motley said that the policy’s exclusion from the GOP platform has prohibited the HRC from taking an official position on DADT, while Sinnott said that ROTC cadets find themselves bound by military free speech policies that require them to be “apolitical...
...University now does not recognize ROTC because of the military’s DADT policy, which the University says is in conflict with its anti-discrimination policy...
With that said, opposition to DADT should not be conflated with resistance to ROTC and the students that serve in it. The sacrifices made by students who travel to MIT on a regular basis to participate in training should be recognized and valued. They demonstrate a commitment to service that should be admired and followed by the rest of the student body. Because of this, the University can and should take several basic steps to facilitate the choices of these students who wish to serve...
...DADT has been hotly debated for quite some time, both on campus and in American society at large. No political position—no tacit countenancing of DADT—would be implied were President Faust not to speak of the matter. To suspend the debate, and the sanctimonious rhetoric, for just the length of the ceremony will not require the President to abdicate her moral principles...