Sunday, January 23, 2011

The High Price of DADT

A new study by the Government Accountability Office has found that enforcing "don't ask, don't tell" cost taxpayers nearly $200 million between 2004 and 2009.

During those years, the Defense Department discharged 3,664 service members at a cost of $193.3 million, or $52,800 per discharge, according to the report.

About 96% of DADT-related expenses — or $185.6 million — was spent on recruiting and training personnel to replace service members who had been separated from the armed forces

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