Katie spent the first two years of her undergraduate education at the United States Military Academy. Despite being ranked in the top 1 percent of the Corps of Cadets, being designated as a Distinguished Cadet, receiving Superintendent’s Award for Excellence, and graduating U.S. Army Airborne School, Katie’s feeling of repression under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy undermined her personal growth and consistently compromised her integrity. In August 2010 she publicly announced her resignation, citing the policy.

Since then, she has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, Anderson Cooper 360, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and ESPN's Outside the Lines (nominated for a GLAAD media award); been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal; and spoken on NPR and BBC. She also escorted Lady Gaga to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.

Katie Miller now serves as a spokesperson and service academy representative for OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, where she continues to advocate for sound LGBT military personnel policies. Katie studies political science at Yale University on a Point Foundation Scholarship. This past spring Katie was named captain of the Yale women’s rugby team and was awarded a Harry S. Truman scholarship for commitment to public service. She was also named to Glamour magazine’s Top 10 College Women for 2011. She hopes to rejoin the military upon graduation.

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