University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Sara Isaacson said coming out as a lesbian was a matter of integrity.
But because Isaacson is an ROTC member, her choice to publicly declare her sexuality might cost her $80,000 -- the cost of her tuition so far at UNC, which has been paid for thus far by an ROTC scholarship.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has more:
Isaacson, 21, said she thought the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy was unfair years before she realized she was a lesbian and realized she had the option of hiding her sexual orientation. But she said misleading others would go against the Army's values.
Lt. Col. Monte Yoder, the head of North Carolina's ROTC program, said the Army is losing a "great young American" because of Isaacson's decision to hand him a letter formally declaring her sexuality. He said he gave Isaacson a chance to withdraw her letter - a step he could take because Isaacson isn't technically in the military, Yoder said.
-snip
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/sara-isaacson-rotc-cadet_n_576401.htmlWTF...Someone from the Obama Administration needs to step in!