 Published:
Dec. 29, 2006
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Morale
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1) How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job? |
| Completely satisfied |
35 % |
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| Somewhat satisfied |
48% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
12% |
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| Completely dissatisfied |
3% |
| No opinion/no answer |
1% |
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2) How satisfied are you with your family life? |
| Very satisfied |
51% |
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| Somewhat satisfied |
35% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
8% |
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| Very dissatisfied |
4% |
| No opinion/no answer |
2% |
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3) To what extent, if any, do you experience conflict between your work life and your personal life? |
| A great deal |
7% |
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| Quite a lot |
33% |
| Not very much |
51% |
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| None at all |
8% |
| Don't know/no answer |
0% |
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4) How satisfied are you with the amount of time you spend with your family? |
| Very satisfied |
18% |
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| Somewhat satisfied |
40% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
27% |
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| Very dissatisfied |
12% |
| Don't know/no answer |
3% |
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5) At this time, would you say you are worried about your family's finances, or not? |
| Very worried |
7% |
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| Somewhat worried |
28% |
| Not too worried |
36% |
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| Not at all worried |
27% |
| No opinion/no answer |
2% |
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6) Would you recommend a military career to others? |
| Yes |
81% |
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| No |
14% |
| No opinion/no answer |
5% |
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7) If you had a son or daughter who was planning to enter the military, would you support that step or would you suggest a different occupation? |
| Support that step |
72% |
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| Suggest different occupation |
22% |
| No opinion/no answer |
5% |
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8) If you had to decide today, would you re-enlist or -- if an officer -- extend your commitment? |
| Yes |
66% |
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| No |
21% |
| Don't know/no answer |
12% |
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9) If you answered YES to No. 8, check the THREE most important reasons why. |
| Educational opportunities |
26% |
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| Patriotism |
56% |
| Pay |
27% |
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| Pension |
52% |
| Job security |
44% |
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| Tavel, adventure |
20% |
| Health care for my family and me |
40% |
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| Career satisfaction |
38% |
| Wars in Iraq/Afghanistan |
9% |
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| None of the above |
1% |
10) If you answered NO to No. 8, check the THREE most important reasons why. |
| Spuse job
opportunity |
22% |
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| Health care for my family and
me |
12% |
| Working conditions |
35% |
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| Pay |
47% |
| Poor leaders |
57% |
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| Better job opportunity |
38% |
| Poor housing |
12% |
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| Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan |
47% |
| Frequent deployments |
60% |
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| Poor base facilities |
61% |
11) I would rate my military housing as: |
| Excellent |
10% |
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| Satisfactory |
37% |
| Poor |
15% |
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| Very Poor |
7% |
| No opinion/no answer |
30% |
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12) I would rate military pay and allowances as: |
| Excellent |
12% |
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| Satisfactory |
60% |
| Poor |
22% |
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| Very Poor |
5% |
| No opinion/no answer |
0% |
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13) I would rate military health care as: |
| Excellent |
19% |
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| Satisfactory |
57% |
| Poor |
18% |
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| Very Poor |
5% |
| No opinion/no answer |
0% |
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14) Overall, officers in the military are: |
| Excellent |
25% |
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| Satisfactory |
63% |
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| Poor |
8% |
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| Very Poor |
2% |
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| No opinion/no answer |
2% |
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15) Overall, enlisted leaders in the military are: |
| Excellent |
32% |
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| Satisfactory |
59% |
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| Poor |
6% |
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| Very Poor |
1% |
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| No opinion/no answer |
1% |
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16) Overall, my military quality of life is: |
| Excellent |
22% |
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| Satisfactory |
69% |
| Poor |
7% |
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| Very Poor |
1% |
| No opinion/no answer |
0% |
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17) I am well trained for my military job. |
| Strongly agree |
34% |
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| Agree |
56% |
| Disagree |
8% |
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| Strongly disagree |
1% |
| No opinion/no answer |
0% |
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18) People in the military today are supplied with the best possible weapons and equipment. |
| Strongly agree |
10% |
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| Agree |
48% |
| Disagree |
31% |
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| Strongly disagree |
7% |
| No opinion/no answer |
3% |
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19) The civilian leadership of the Department of Defense has my best interests at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
3% |
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| Agree |
29% |
| Disagree |
38% |
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| Strongly disagree |
21% |
| No opinion/no answer |
8% |
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20) President George W. Bush has my best interests at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
14% |
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| Agree |
34% |
| Disagree |
24% |
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| Strongly disagree |
16% |
| No opinion/no answer |
11% |
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21) The senior military leadership has my best interests at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
13% |
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| Agree |
50% |
| Disagree |
24% |
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| Strongly disagree |
6% |
| No opinion/no answer |
6% |
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22) Congress has my best interests at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
2% |
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| Agree |
21% |
| Disagree |
46% |
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| Strongly disagree |
23% |
| No opinion/no answer |
8% |
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23) Today's service members are better than they've ever been. |
| Strongly agree |
19% |
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| Agree |
44% |
| Disagree |
23% |
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| Strongly disagree |
5% |
| No opinion/no answer |
9% |
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24) Today's military is stretched too thin to be effective. |
| Strongly agree |
32% |
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| Agree |
40% |
| Disagree |
21% |
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| Strongly disagree |
2% |
| No opinion/no answer |
5% |
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