According to news reports, former Army Lt Dan Choi (once again) chained himself to the White House perimeter fence, resulting in arrest by the park police.  Rather than walking away in cuffs, he apparently chose to “go limp.”  Last time Choi did the same thing he was actually still an officer in the Army.

Choi was discharged last summer under DADT, and he recently tried to re-enlist during the 8-day injunction of the law banning homosexuals from serving in the military.

The next time Choi tries to sign up with the military, it should show him the door, regardless of the status of DADT.  He apparently lacks the strength of character to be a military officer:  While he was a still serving in the military, he showed blatant disregard for the regulations regarding uniform wear and political protest, though the Army didn’t publicly reprimand him at the time. (Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt was ultimately court-martialed for a similar offense.)  Now, as a civilian, Choi improperly presented himself in a military uniform and repeated the criminal act (though charges were dropped after the last arrest).

This isn’t a complicated concept.  (See the clear language of DoDD 1334.01, paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2.)  Military members cannot wear uniforms as part of a political protest.  Former military member can wear uniforms under some circumstances, but political protest isn’t one of them.  As an officer, he should have been acutely aware of the conduct unbecoming he was demonstrating in public, regardless of his political position.

The military regulations he violated are the same regardless of sexual preference, and they won’t change with a change in DADT.  If he can’t demonstrate an ability to obey them now, he shouldn’t be permitted to serve.