Date of Award
Fall 12-2012
Document Type
Honors Project
University Scholars Director
Dr. Jeff Keuss
First Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Margaret Brown
Second Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Dana Kendall
Keywords
Don't Ask Don't Tell, social cohesion, task cohesion, military psychology, LGBT, sexual orientation
Abstract
The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was projected by politicians and military personnel alike to have a negative impact on unit cohesion. The findings of this study indicated that overall military cohesion was high, and that many military members found that the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” had no impact on task or social cohesion. However, using the Chi Square test, there were two noted significant associations when observing participant pay grade and perceptions of how the repeal of DADT has affected a unit’s ability to work together to complete tasks get the job done (χ2 (5) = 13.37, p = .020), and when observing participant pay grade and how the repeal of DADT has affected how much service members in the immediate unit care about each other (χ2 (5) = 12.92, p = .024). When an impact on cohesion was noted, the repeal had a positive or very positive effect.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Stephanie E.V., "United States Military Cohesion after the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”" (2012). Honors Projects. 37.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/honorsprojects/37
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A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Scholars Honors Program.