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The Center for Military Readiness is 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization about personnel policies of the United States military〔Victoria Sherrow, ''Women in the Military'', Infobase Publishing, 2007, p. 124 ()〕 founded by Elaine Donnelly. The Center was established in 1993 following the implementation of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy under President Bill Clinton.〔〔(NNDB webpage )〕 It is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.〔''New York Times'': (John Files, "Advocates Hope Supreme Court Ruling Can Renew Attention to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'," 13 March 2006 ), accessed February 19, 2012〕 Its Board members include Allan C. Carlson, Frank Gaffney, David Horowitz, Frederick Kroesen, John Lenczowski, Kate O'Beirne, Phyllis Schlafly, Carlisle Trost, Claudius E. Watts III, Faith Whittlesey, and Walter E. Williams, among others.〔(Official website, Board )〕 Other members at large have included Linda Chavez, Beverly LaHaye, and Wally Schirra.〔 It opposes allowing gay persons to serve in the military〔Andrea Stone, 'Center For Military Readiness Criticized For Lax Oversight', in ''The Huffington Post'', July 20, 2011, ()〕〔(Official web site )〕 and aims to limit the number of women in the military as well as the positions open to them.〔〔Andrea Barnes (2005). (''The handbook of women, psychology, and the law'' ). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, p. 345. ISBN 9780787970604.〕 Founder and president Donnelly has argued that "()omen in combat units endanger male morale and military performance."〔Donnelly quoted in Neroni, Hilary (2005). (''The violent woman: femininity, narrative, and violence in contemporary American cinema'' ). Albany: State University of New York Press, p. 135. ISBN 9780791463833.〕 A 2004 study of the role of women in the U.S. military called it "the most significant organization... representing the interests of individuals opposed to the expansion of women's military opportunities that might affect troop readiness."〔Deborah G. Douglas, Amy E. Foster, ''American Women and Flight Since 1940'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2004), p. 302, (available online ), accessed March 26, 2012〕 It published a report that alleged that the Navy showed favoritism toward one of the first female combat pilots during training. The pilot subsequently brought a suit for defamation against the Center, but lost because the court determined that, by virtue of her status as one of the first women to attempt to qualify as a carrier combat pilot, she was a "public figure" and needed to prove malice on the part of those who published the charge of favoritism. ==See also== *LGBT policy in the U.S. military *Sexual orientation and military service *LGBT rights opposition *Gender norming 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Center for Military Readiness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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