A new study shows over half of those in the military are okay serving with openly gay troops.

One of largest surveys in the history of the military was released today regarding the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. The Obama Administration agreed with the study that overturning the current military policy will not change a unit’s ‘cohesion.’

"Part of this is a question of unfamiliarity, part of this is stereotypes, and part of this is inherent resistance to change when you don’t know what is on the other side,” Gates said.

More than 70 percent of respondents said having a gay Service member in their unit would have a “positive, mixed or no effect.”

The point of reviewing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was two-fold. First, the Secretary of State wanted to assess the impact of its repeal on military readiness and effectiveness, among other practices. Second, the survey was to be used to recommend change to existing policy, according to the report.

Over the course of nine months, 115,000 responses, including at least 200 self-identified gays and lesbians, were compiled for the survey, according to the Secretary of Defense.

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was deemed unconstitutional in September, and an injunction was issued to prevent the policy the following month.