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How Should We Deal with JAG's Discriminatory Hiring Policies?

Army JAG recruiters are coming next Wednesday in order to fill summer slots for 1Ls and recruit 3Ls to serve as JAGs after they graduate from law school.

Some student groups have suggested students who may or may not actually be interested in getting a job with JAG sign up for interviews and then tell the Army recruiters exactly how they feel about the US military's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Could this make it harder for students legitimately interested in JAG to get an interview? If so, is it the best form of protest?

Are all military personnel supporting this policy by serving for an organization that's discriminatory?

Does it make a difference that all signs point to this policy being abolished in the near future?

I find the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy deplorable, but I don't think the best way of demonstrating this is by blocking genuine attempts by students interested in serving in the JAG Corps (which have done some awesome things re: detainees in Guantanamo, calling out the Bush administration while putting their careers at risk, etc.).

I know that the standard way to oppose this policy is through attempting to block all recruitment efforts. Is JAG recruitment different than general recruitment as it's recruiting professionals for attorney positions within the Armed Forces? Are people who want to join JAG wrong?

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on February 02, 2010 (boomark / email).