The study, published Monday by the Palm Center, a research branch of the Williams Institute at University of California Los Angeles Law School, found that there has been no overall negative impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention or morale.

The authors of the study, who included professors at U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Marine Corps War College, arrived at this conclusion after soliciting the views of 553 generals and admirals who predicted that repeal would undermine the military, as well as with expert opponents of DADT repeal, a number of watchdog organizations and more than 60 active-duty heterosexual, lesbian, gay and bisexual troops from every service branch…

One soldier told the authors that in the initial period after repeal, he continued to hear derogatory anti-gay language from some in his unit. “Yet when he confronted them and spoke about their behavior in terms of leadership and professionalism, their conduct improved,” the study said.

“They don’t agree, but they were willing to be professional about it,” the soldier told the interviewers.