A shocker to none of us with a brain pattern, leaked details of the Pentagon study which surveyed active soldiers about their feelings on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has found that 70 percent have no problem with DADT being overturned.
According to The Washington Post, “More than 70 percent of respondents to a survey sent to active-duty and reserve troops over the summer said the effect of repealing the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy would be positive, mixed or nonexistent, said two sources familiar with the document. The survey results led the report’s authors to conclude that objections to openly gay colleagues would drop once troops were able to live and serve alongside them.”
So not only are the vast majority of soldiers okay with the repeal, but any current objections would likely drop after a repeal. This also has further reaching implications, sending the message that if gay marriage was legalized throughout the nation, the tide of the nation against same sex marriage would likely dissipate.
