You're improperly conflating the two issues, though I agree DADT was a horrible policy. There simply weren't plenty of linguists before or after those discharg

You're improperly conflating the two issues, though I agree DADT was a horrible policy. There simply weren't plenty of linguists before or after those discharges (which obviously didn't make the situation any better). There still isn't for languages like Arabic and Persian Farsi. Attrition rates for DLI are high.