Stephen Jones The US Navy has reversed a decision to throw out a sailor who was found asleep in the same bed with another male sailor. Petty Officer Stephen Jones, who is stationed at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina, has told CNN that the Navy's effort to discharge him for "unprofessional conduct" was a trumped-up charge based on the command's suspicion that he might be gay. Jones also said the nonjudicial punishment for unprofessional conduct was a manoeuvre around the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal that President Barack Obama signed into law in December. When contacted by CNN, Navy officials didn't have an immediate comment. Queer military lobby group Servicemembers United says the Navy "undoubtedly did the right thing in reversing its decision," to discharge Jones, who dozed off beside another male sailor while watching Vampire Diaries on TV.
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First published: Saturday, 9th April 2011 - 2:29pm