tell" influenced her retirement. >> it's not right to make people hide part of their lives. >> reporter: most recent poll numbers show that 70% of america's troops feel the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" will have mixed, positive or no effect. but among combat troops, numbers changed dramatically. 48% of army and 58% of combat marines strongly oppose serving with gays. >> the law has changed, successfully implementing repeal and assimilating openly homosexual marines into the tightly woven fabric of our combat units has strong potential for disruption at the small unit level. >> reporter: at this coffee shop outside joint base louis mcchord near seattle, opinions are mixed. sergeant marcus mcgivney recently served in afghanistan. >> if you have homosexuals in combat arms, it would be the same as men and women working together. >> reporter: but a retired soldier says it's time for change. >> [ inaudible ]. >> there are gay people serving right now in every rank and