The following is a transcribed interview between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn and Captain Erich Diehl of Cornell’s naval ROTC program. What made you choose to join the military, and why the Navy in particular? I come from a family of military service. Both grandfathers served in WWII as a Navy Seabee [Construction Battalion] and Army...
Hyung: Hello Joe! Could you please introduce yourself? Joe: My name is Joe Dullea and I am a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. I am a member of Seal and Serpent, Club Ice Hockey, and Army ROTC. I come from Denver, Colorado. Hyung: Could you tell me about your experiences last summer?...
Last week, a federal district court declared the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy unconstitutional in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States. By Thursday the Obama administration asked the court to pause the enforcement while they appealed it. Though this Monday the federal judge said she was leaning to reject the request. While this decision...