No ROTC for Harvard

http://education-portal.com/articles/Coming_Out_in_ROTC.html  The President of Harvard University looks forward to the return of military ROTC now that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is repealed.  I am a military Veteran of thirty years service.  During Vietnam Harvard was not there for me.  During the Iraq War, Harvard was not there for me.  During the Afghan War, Harvard was not there for me.  I feel that Harvard and schools such as Harvard should be denied the return of ROTC and should be refused any federal military related money for a period of not less than the time they refused to be there for ROTC.  I am not one to profane the sacred graves of our military dead.  As a US  Army Chaplain during Iraq and Afghan Wars, I was distressed that Harvard and snobby elitist institutions like Harvard refused to serve our ROTC population due to Harvard’s so-called “offense” at the US military ban on open homo and lesbian and transgender (whatever) behavior.  I often felt that the Harvard snobs should go to Afghanistan and Iraq where such behavior is not only banned but subjected to excommunication from the religion of Islam, and stoning by local Moslem congregants.  Let the tenured Professors preach their message of sexual behavior to the Imams and the “Al Sadr’s” in those Moslem countries.  But of course, they would not do that.  Academics practice tolerance and intolerance behind the ivy walls of what were once Christian colleges like Harvard.  They are tolerant of everything of which they themselves never need to experience and they are totally intolerant of anyone who suggests that intellectually and practically they are wrong. 

Now that the number of students attending such schools as Harvard is much lower and the obscene costs for such attendance are exorbitant, Harvard wants once again to feed at the military feeding bin.  For those who served and for those who returned  and for those who served and were turned away from Harvard and never returned, I say NO WAY.  Harvard should be denied any return of ROTC and Harvard should have every last penny of federal monetary assistance withdrawn.  Yes, some students will be hurt.  Let them enlist.  If they want federal assistance and refuse to defend the nation, their request for federal money should be denied.  Hey, you really should not have it both ways.  Many others were refused because they were willing to serve in the military.  Since you refuse to serve.  Pay the price.