@JoshuaZ, the number of servicemembers leaving due to DADT repeal will not be measured. The goverment won’t ask, and won’t tell.
Was that another prediction, or something the government has already confirmed?
That would be a prediction, specifically applied to what the federal government will do or not do during 2011.
With that said, I’d say human motivations are complicated. I could foresee, for instance the following motivations for leaving the military:
Enlisted infantryman:
[Subjective motivation]: I have failed ranger school in an embarrassing fashion.
[Declared motivation for leaving the army]: A bunch of fags are running the show now.
Infantry officer:
[Subjective motivation]: A bunch of fags are running the show now.
[Declared motivation]: I now wish to serve my country by pursuing public office.
I took it as a joke.
Was that another prediction, or something the government has already confirmed?
That would be a prediction, specifically applied to what the federal government will do or not do during 2011.
With that said, I’d say human motivations are complicated. I could foresee, for instance the following motivations for leaving the military:
Enlisted infantryman:
[Subjective motivation]: I have failed ranger school in an embarrassing fashion.
[Declared motivation for leaving the army]: A bunch of fags are running the show now.
Infantry officer:
[Subjective motivation]: A bunch of fags are running the show now.
[Declared motivation]: I now wish to serve my country by pursuing public office.
I took it as a joke.