![]() ![]() PHOENIX SOLIDARITY RALLY: There will be a coordinated rally across from Senator McCain's Phoenix office at Desert Storm Park. The LGBT community and allied communities will continue to put pressure on the President and members of Congress to follow through with their pledge to repeal DADT this year. With the possibility of losses in the House and Senate for Democrats this Fall, waiting for a review of DADT may very likely delay repeal for years. Leaders in Congress and organizations leading the fight for repeal have called on the President to clarify his commitment and show leadershipyet, the President remains AWOL. Since that time, a series of statements from the Administration have suggested that the President is no longer committed to repeal this year. In his January State of the Union address, President Obama promised to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) policy this year. WHERE: Lafayette Park across from The White House There will also be a solidarity rally in Phoenix across from Sen. WASHINGTON On May 2nd at 12:00 noon ( EDT ), GetEQUAL, Queer Rising and Talk About Equality will gather outside the White House to demand that President Obama immediately include "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ( DADT ) repeal language in his Defense Authorization transmittals to Congress to ensure repeal of the ban this year. They Demand Obama Show Leadership and Immediately Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" as Promised The hardest part of the job, is having to sacrifice your outside of work life, weekends and holidays as well as put in extra amount of hours, and working outside of your job responsibilities when needed and be expected to always excel at your job no matter whether you have had previous training or not.This article shared 2335 times since Wed Apr 28, 2010ĭischarged and Active Gay Servicemembers to Protest in Front of White House on Sunday Maintain professional work ethic, respect for higher ups, and being able to address them as such.īeing able to put emotion aside, and be able to drop what ever you are working on the minute something more important arises, and outside life events the minute you are called back to work.īest part of the job is being able to meet people who have been through a lot and listen to them share their stories, learn from their great experiences as well as mistakes. ![]() Typical day at work consist of a set schedule in duties while being able to maintain a flexible hour time in and time out.ĭuties are never the same, needs flexibility, good work ethic, being able to multitask, manage stress, and work well with others that might not have the same attitude towards certain duties. You won't have really made it until you deploy, which hopefully you do, as otherwise your military experience will always feel tarnished by having never gone overseas. Once you graduate from your school, you'll make it to the "fleet." This is the "real" Marine Corps, which is operations-oriented opposed to training-oriented. You're still bottom of the wrung at this point, so also expect this to suck. This can vary any where from a few weeks to two years (e.g., Linguist). It sucks, but it's a month long, and you get to throw a grenade. It's like Recruit Training but the time you can sleep at night gets cut from 6-8 to 3-5. You get a week to celebrate with your friends and family, and then you fly out for the month-long Marine Combat Training. If you pass the crucible (a week-long final test), you'll be pinned. Recruit Training is structured in phases: you'll participate in constant physical training, learn Marine Corps history, learn to shoot, swim, hike, and drill. ![]() If you live East of the Mississippi (or you're a woman) you'll go to the former. Recruit Training is a grueling three months at either Parris Island, SC, or San Diego, CA. You have to be comfortable with physical discomfort, and you'll have to leave your ego at the door if you want to make it through boot camp (i.e., Recruit Training). I would only consider this if you're single, and you're willing to give it 100% of your time and attention. ![]()
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