Are We a Force Adrift?
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Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:59:43 -0500Are We a Force Adrift?
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<a class="fancybox" rel="002d408f5867790cb0a02ce22d3745dc" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/503/for_gallery_v2/635539991652872782-Afghanistan.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/503/large_v3/635539991652872782-Afghanistan.jpg" alt="635539991652872782 afghanistan" /></a></div></div>This article says that we have a worsening morale crisis. I'd love to hear the thoughts of other members on here. But here are 3 things that really struck me:<br /><br />1 - "Today's service members say they feel underpaid, under-equipped and under-appreciated ...After 13 years of war, the all-volunteer military is entering an era fraught with uncertainty and a growing sense that the force has been left adrift."<br /><br />2 - "Pessimism among troops has grown steadily during the past several years, and today most of the force believes the war's aims were unfulfilled."<br /><br />3 - "The force is fed up with Congress – and their commander in chief. And after decades of staunch loyalty to the Republican Party, many troops wonder who really represents their interests in Washington."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/longform/military/2014/12/07/americas-military-a-force-adrift/18596571/">http://www.militarytimes.com/longform/military/2014/12/07/americas-military-a-force-adrift/18596571/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">A military reporting series examining troops' depressed morale as the Afghanistan war ends and budget cuts threaten pay raises and job security.</p>
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