Sentences with phrase «serve in the military only»

Under the current policy, gay men and lesbians may serve in the military only if they keep their sexual orientation secret.

Not exact matches

Christianity is not the only religion out of all the people that served and still serving in the military.

True Christians were not permitted to serve in the military or otherwise participate in war or even commit violent acts until the concept of the «just war» — fighting only when doing so was required to protect the innocent against an aggressor — was developed hundreds of years after the death of Christ.

I take offense to that portion of your comment because because I am a US Marine and have been one for a long time and have served in combat and none of us remotely said or thought we were going to war in the name of God, so you are not only bearing false witness, you are also condemning military service (Exodus 20 and Matthew 22; Matthew 7:1 - 3) without understanding that many join the military because of the poor job markets.

Thus in 1998 the United Presbyterian Church in the United States adopted a resolution that accepted uses of military force for humanitarian intervention only so long as there were no national interests being served; use of force for those interests was opposed.

Your position amounts to saying that only practicing Christians should be allowed to serve in the US military.

George H. W. Bush declaring (while I was serving in the military, and just before he became president) saying that atheists not only are not patriots, but they should not be citizens, and declared it was because we are one nation under god... a belief that he can not prove... he never apologized.

The company is only in a few countries» retail markets now, but it has gained an international presence by sending its products to members of the U.S. military who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Only Israel comes even close to this level of military activation of its population, even though many countries have, or had until recently, some form of mandatory military service and subsequent mandatory paramilitary or reserve service, and I am not aware of any national or insurgent military force in the world with a higher percentage of women serving than North Korea (about 33 % of soldiers in enlisted ranks and 50 % of officers in the Israeli Defense Force, which would be the runner up to North Korea, are women).

«These reforms not only cut costs to save taxpayers money, they ensure that our men and women serving in the military have their vote counted.»

He told me he had served in the military for 15 years and the only way out was to leave the country.

We're getting whiplash from watching a rally in Ohio one night, hearing the President decry Obamacare in a tweet earlier in the day (it's «torturing the American people»), only to learn again on Twitter the next morning that he has decided to ban transgender people from serving in the military.

Most of thew times, we see military intervention is to «protect the civilians» or to serve as «help» in the conflict but the history show us military often choose a side (usually, not always rebels) to «protect and help»; remember for example, NATO acted in Libya to help civilians; we know know they only protected the rebels.

I'm the only one who served in the military.

«We are speaking here of a development that implicates not only products, beneficiaries or would - be constitutional guardians of the electoral process — that is, an elected governor, a governorship aspirant, but also state agencies — the military, two serving ministers — that is, members of the Executive arm of government, one of them in charge of the nation's defence portfolio — and others.

McHugh has not signed on to co-sponsor to a House bill that would repeal the ban on gays serving in the military, and last year earned only a 15 percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign.

Compared to their single - minded commanding officer, Dr. Ventress (a no - nonsense Jennifer Jason Leigh), and the three thick - skinned, hyper - capable military women along for the trip (Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, and Tessa Thompson), Lena at first looks like she might be the weak link, only to find that she's a resilient soldier - scientist in her own right, having previously served seven years in the Army — and no slouch with a rapid - fire cannon either.

Loosely inspired by the true story of the Niland brothers, and using a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to the mother of three brothers he had erroneously believed to have died in battle (only two actually died), Saving Private Ryan uses the theatre of war to explore the emotional impact of extreme military violence and danger on the often unprepared individuals called upon to serve their country.

Not only does the district have a high mobility rate due to almost half of its population being in the military, but they also serve a high number of ELLs.

As many veterans have discovered, the brutality of serving in wartime is only half of the ordeal of service; coming home and readjusting to life as a stateside service member or civilian requires a whole other level of focus and commitment, but it is a stage of military service that far too many veterans are unprepared for.

As these companies only provide services to people who have served in the military and their families, they do not provide an extra military discount.

Homebuyers initially eligible for VA Loan benefits include those that are serving or have served in the United States military for only one the following time periods:

Our personal experiences are not so different, except that some places do some things differently, and people not only get fired for too many backups, they get walked out the door without severence, their homes get searched, they may be sued or serve jail time, and if they're in the military, they may serve it in solitary..

Perhaps it's his military background — Dyer has served in the Naval reserve, not only of his native Canada, but also of the U.S. and the U.K. — or perhaps it's his academic training — he holds a PhD in Military and Middle Eastern History from King's College, London — but he is not averse to speaking unpalatablemilitary background — Dyer has served in the Naval reserve, not only of his native Canada, but also of the U.S. and the U.K. — or perhaps it's his academic training — he holds a PhD in Military and Middle Eastern History from King's College, London — but he is not averse to speaking unpalatableMilitary and Middle Eastern History from King's College, London — but he is not averse to speaking unpalatable truths.

Starting in 1981, for women serving in the military, abortion was only covered if the woman's life was in danger of continuing the pregnancy.

However, USAA only covers drivers who are serving or have served in the U.S. military and their families so the civilian population may not qualify.

Note that USAA ranked in the first or second spot in almost all cities, but we've excluded them from this table because the company only serves military and affiliated members.

That's excluding USAA, which only insures people serving in the military.

USAA only insures families and members serving in the military — good news for sailors and marines at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

If you select a policy from a company who only offers the special to current military members, you will want to inquire on if the benefit will be cut off if you ever leave the army, navy, or whichever branch you are serving in.

While the war in Iraq has ended and there are still countless military servicemen and women engaged in conflict in Afghanistan, it is also true that many veterans have returned home only to realize that domestic economic issues have made the job market much more competitive and complex since they left to serve our country.

Not only are her neighbors in the military, but her son is currently serving in Iraq and her daughter - in - law just returned from there.