Dr. Eowyn:
To the Americans who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012, are you happy now?
Originally posted on Consortium of Defense Analysts:
The U.S. military, the most powerful military in the world, has a severe morale problem.
A Military Times survey of 2,300 active-duty troops conducted in July-August 2014, found morale indicators on the decline in nearly every aspect of military life. Troops report significantly lower overall job satisfaction, diminished respect for their superiors, and a declining interest in re-enlistment compared to just five years ago.
In Part One of a 3-part series, “America’s Military: A force adrift,” Hope Hodge Seck reports for Military Times, Dec. 7, 2014, that after 13 years of war — the war in Afghanistan is now the longest U.S. war — America’s all-volunteer military is entering an era fraught with uncertainty and a growing sense that the force has been left adrift. Today’s service members say they feel underpaid, under-equipped and under-appreciated. Troops say morale has sharply declined over the last five years, and most of…
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