I picked this research topic because I was fresh out of the military, and I personally had 4 friends along my course in the military service who were homosexual.   I got to see first hand how the DADT policy effected their lives and how it made them feel.  
     I knew that it effected the homosexual's lives in a negative way but as I began to really research this topic many other issues came up to the surface that I hadn't really thought about such as the amount of money it takes to discharge and replace service members.  
     I realized that the repeal of this policy wasn't going to be a black and white situation but that it was more complicated.   I realized it was going to take time to make the big change in the military and learned about all the concerns that went along with it.
    After all the research I have done on this topic and all the new things I learned I still stand that the repeal of this policy will have a positive effect on the military.