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Dan Choi

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (1981- )
    Born in Orange County, California
    United States Army infantry officer, served in Iraq (2006-07)
    Transfered to New York National Guard (June 2008)
    Discharged from the military for violating the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy (2010)

Why he might be annoying:

    While those in the military are encouraged to be politically neutral while on active duty, he was very politically active.
    He was arrested twice for chaining himself to a fence at the White House in protest of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
    He also went on a hunger strike to protest 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
    He publicly came out of the closet on Rachel Maddow's show.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated West Point (United States Military Academy).
    He was one of the few West Point students who majored in Arabic at a time when Arab linguists were in high demand (wars in Iraq and Afghanistan).
    He proudly served his country, until he was kicked out of the military because of his sexual orientation.
    He fought for gay equality and tried to hold President Barack Obama to his word about repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 58 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 226 Votes: 54.42% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 1817 Votes: 81.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 291 Votes: 80.41% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 715 Votes: 60.56% Annoying