An academic study focusing on the effects of the 2011 repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has found that the policy’s removal had no notably averse affects on the military. The study, published today by the Palm Center at UCLA’s Law Schoolreports and first reported by the Huffington Post, noted that the repeal had led to ‘no overall negative impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention or morale.’
The study featured authors from four branches of the military and was based on a series of responses from officers, active heterosexual members of the military, and noted opponents to the DADT appeal. The authors also monitored numerous military units, noting how the repeal had affected groups’ cohesiveness.
According to HuffPo, a spokesperson for the Romney campaign confirmed the GOP candidate was not planning on reversing the repeal “at this stage.”