Posted on Mar 11, 2021
Trust in the military is dropping significantly, new survey suggests
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Very concerning poll....any thoughts as to why?
Trust in the military is dropping significantly, new survey suggests
Posted from militarytimes.com
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Posted 3 y ago
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Given how many reservists, retirees and vets just tried to storm the capitol, combined with our public mishandling of Sexual Assault, mysterious deaths and Soldier dissapearance cases, how could trust in the institution NOT be eroded?
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Col Joseph Lenertz
The latest number of vets (of all types) who rioted on 6 Jan, according to NPR, is 27. 27 out of the existing pool of 18 Million veterans is 0.00015 percent of the veteran population. (numbers from US Census Bureau). This does NOT represent a significant slice of the military.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
Col Joseph Lenertz - 27 vets on public tv, being seen around the world, send a much louder message than millions of veterans sitting quietly in the background.
For better or worse, we are all ambassadors of the military.
For better or worse, we are all ambassadors of the military.
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Poor leadership is definitely on the top 5 reasons. I'd also argue how the military is being utilized, as well as some of the changes being made don't necessarily benefit troops at the unit level.
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SSG Steven Borders
I second that! I stay busy on with my civilian job with how many troops are getting out. When I got here in 2017 we had 234 troops, now we are down to 150 and continuing to go down.
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Could it be that armed troops surrounding the US Capitol for a indefinite period is not normal and looks like the military is being used as pawns?
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MSgt Steve Sweeney
Is a huge wall across the entire southern border of the United States considered "normal", especially for a nation that espouses freedom, liberty, and the rights of all people as core principles?
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1SG Russell S.
Nope. Needs to wide open to allow anyone and everyone that want to come in to enter. They all deserve free health care, vision, dental, tax credits, unemployment and Social Security without paying in one dime. It only the right thing to do.
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