According to a study performed by the RAND Corporation, the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is losing support within the military itself:

The study found that just 40 percent of the military members surveyed expressed support for the policy, while 28 percent opposed it and 33 percent were neutral—less support than seen in previous surveys.

About 20 percent of those polled said they were aware of a gay or lesbian member in their unit, and about half of those said their presence was well known. In addition, three-quarters of those surveyed said they felt comfortable or very comfortable in the presence of gays or lesbians, according to the study.

While most arguments in support of DADT say that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would affect unit cohesion, the study found that the factors most likely to affect that were “officer quality, training quality and equipment quality.”