 Published:
Dec. 31, 2007
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Morale
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1) How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job? |
| Completely satisfied |
37.4 % |
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| Somewhat satisfied |
46.2% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
11.5% |
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| Completely dissatisfied |
2.5% |
| No opinion |
2.3% |
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2) How satisfied are you with your family life? |
| Very satisfied |
53.3% |
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| Somewhat satisfied |
32.2% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
8% |
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| Very dissatisfied |
4.1% |
| No opinion |
2.3% |
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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 |
10.3% |
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| Quite a lot |
31.5% |
| Not very much |
44.9% |
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| None at all |
12.8% |
| Don't know |
0.5% |
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4)
How satisfied
are you with the
amount of time
you spend with
your family? |
| Very satisfied |
32% |
|
| Somewhat satisfied |
43.8% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
14.6% |
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| Very dissatisfied |
6.2% |
| No opinion |
3.4% |
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5) At this time, would you say you are worried about your family's finances, or not? |
| Very worried |
6.9% |
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| Somewhat worried |
30.9% |
| Not too worried |
34% |
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| Not at all worried |
26.6% |
| No opinion |
1.7% |
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6) Would you recommend a military career to others? |
| Yes |
86.9% |
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| No |
9.1% |
| No opinion |
4% |
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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: |
| Support that step |
83.4% |
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| Suggest different occupation |
13.7% |
| No opinion |
3% |
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8)
If you had to
decide today,
would you re-enlist
or -- if an officer
-- extend your
commitment? |
| Yes |
74.7% |
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| No |
15.9% |
| Don't know |
9.4% |
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9) What are the three most important reasons you indicated you would stay in the military? |
| Educational opportunities |
17.3% |
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| Patriotism |
74.5% |
| Pay |
30.2% |
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| Pension |
53.1% |
| Job security |
15% |
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| Travel, adventure |
26.5% |
| Health care for my family and me |
19.5% |
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| Career satisfaction |
39.8% |
| Wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan |
22.8% |
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| None of the above |
1.3% |
10)
What are the three
most important
reasons you indicated
that you would
not stay in the
military? |
| Spuse job
opportunity |
10.1% |
|
| Health care for my family and
me |
13.4% |
| Working conditions |
36.2% |
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| Pay |
31.5% |
| Poor leaders |
54.4% |
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| Better job opportunity |
38.3% |
| Poor housing |
8.1% |
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| Wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan |
36.9% |
| Frequent deployments |
58.4% |
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| Poor base facilities |
12.8% |
11)
I am well trained for
my military job. |
| Strongly agree |
31.9% |
|
| Agree |
54.4% |
| Disagree |
10.3% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
2.5% |
| No opinion |
1% |
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13)
I would rate military
pay and allowances
as: |
| Excellent |
18% |
|
| Satisfactory |
61.1% |
| Poor |
16.7% |
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| Very Poor |
4% |
| No opinion |
0.7% |
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14)
I would rate military
health care as: |
| Excellent |
14.2% |
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| Satisfactory |
56.2% |
| Poor |
20.4% |
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| Very Poor |
6.1% |
| No opinion |
3.2% |
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15)
Overall, officers
in the military
are: |
| Excellent |
19.6% |
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| Satisfactory |
64.8% |
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| Poor |
11.4% |
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| Very Poor |
3.2% |
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| No opinion |
1.1% |
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16)
Overall, enlisted leaders
in the military are: |
| Excellent |
31.9% |
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| Satisfactory |
60.5% |
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| Poor |
5.3% |
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| Very Poor |
1.5% |
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| No opinion |
0.9% |
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17)
People in the military
today are supplied with
the best possible weapons
and equipment. |
| Strongly agree |
10.4% |
|
| Agree |
46.3% |
| Disagree |
32% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
9.7% |
| No opinion |
1.6% |
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18)
Overall, my military quality
of life is: |
| Excellent |
20.7% |
|
| Satisfactory |
69.6% |
| Poor |
7.1% |
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| Very Poor |
1.8% |
| No opinion |
0.8% |
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19)
The civilian leadership
of the Department of Defense
has my best interests
at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
3.3% |
|
| Agree |
30.3% |
| Disagree |
38.3% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
20.5% |
| No opinion |
7.7% |
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20)
President George W. Bush
has my best interests
at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
14% |
|
| Agree |
37.3% |
| Disagree |
22.4% |
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| Strongly disagree |
19.1% |
| No opinion |
7.3% |
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21)
The senior military leadership
has my best interests
at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
15.5% |
|
| Agree |
48.6% |
| Disagree |
23.2% |
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| Strongly disagree |
8.5% |
| No opinion |
4.3% |
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22)
Congress has my best interests
at heart. |
| Strongly agree |
1.7% |
|
| Agree |
16.1% |
| Disagree |
39.2% |
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| Strongly disagree |
38% |
| No opinion |
5% |
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23)
Today's service members
are better than they've
ever been. |
| Strongly agree |
25.2% |
|
| Agree |
46.1% |
| Disagree |
16% |
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| Strongly disagree |
5.1% |
| No opinion |
7.6% |
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24)
Today's military is stretched
too thin to be effective. |
| Strongly agree |
32.8% |
|
| Agree |
38.2% |
| Disagree |
23.1% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
2.2% |
| No opinion |
3.6% |
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