Ozmar
This tree will shoot you.
The way I understand it, the combat units - ie. the people who actually do the fighting - showed a majority who thought it would have a negative effect. I'm sure the Pentagon's Sexual Harassment Task Force, or whatever they're called, think it's spiffy, but how much should we be interested in the opinions of people who AREN'T doing the actual fighting?
Doesn't matter, the survey is so flawed that it can be called useless. for instance:
The reports service member survey was emailed to 400,000 active and reserve personnel but only 28% responded, or five percent of the 2.2 million military force. The report does not explain how the Defense Manpower Data Center selected those respondents. Was it a true random sample or were those deployed excluded?
Further, the Air Force (39% responded) and Coast Guard (54% responded) enjoyed a disproportionate advantage to the much larger Army (19% responded). The report fails to account for this dramatic difference.
The spin: It was the other 72%'s fault for not responding...