Not sure what you are talking about. Restrictive ROE are putting our soldiers at risk along with homosexualizing same to destroy morale.
One of the effects of so many Republicans signing the Norquist tax pledges was the “sequester”. This has resulted in across the board cuts to military expenses, with no possible discretion to cut programs or procurements that made less sense. Also troop cuts across the board rather than cutting some types but increasing others such as special type forces so necessary for “assymetric warfare,” and the WOT. My son has served in both the 82nd and Special Forces (Gulf War I and two tours Afghanistan), so I hear about it. I haven’t asked him, but he also has not volunteered any thoughts one way or the other about don’t ask, don’t tell or subsequent changes.