Yale does the right thing

Today is a good day for Yale and for the country.  The school has reversed its policy and is now actively recruiting Naval and Airforce ROTC programs for undergraduates.  For some years I have withheld contributions to Yale for its lack of support for our Armed Forces.  While I was not a participant in the NROTC program at Yale as an undergraduate, several of my friends were.  Like many others, I believe that a strong defense is essential to protecting and preserving our Republic and participation by leading schools in developing this capability is needed and important.  For far too long many schools have turned away from supporting ROTC programs on the grounds of the government policy of DADT.  But their brief is with the Congress which passed the DADT law and not the military which has simply been abiding by the law.  I suppose the schools will claim that now that DADT is being overturned they are justified in returning these programs to the curriculum.  I personally believe the real reason schools rejected the programs was an anti military bias extant since the Vietnam War.  Whatever the case I have renewed my pledge and sent in my contribution in today's mail.