CW2 Joseph Evans 54907 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While this is relatively old news, article was published about 6 months ago, it shows that military service is one of the most respected institutions in the United States. It also shows the last decade as representing an all-time high for those in uniform.&lt;div&gt;Having served, what do you think?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-picture&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://wsdc.gallup.com/dcsdh1hzt5k8osnaj9x0uqyt0_9i8v/njs.gif?dcsuri=/nojavascript&amp;amp;WT.js=No&amp;amp;WT.tv=8.0.3&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">http://wsdc.gallup.com/dcsdh1hzt5k8osnaj9x0uqyt0_9i8v/njs.gif?dcsuri=/nojavascript&amp;amp;WT.js=No&amp;amp;WT.tv=8.0.3&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-title&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&quot;&gt;Confidence">http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&quot;&gt;Confidence</a> in Institutions | Gallup Historical Trends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-description&quot;&gt;Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-box-hide&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;icon-remove&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Respect for the American Service Member? 2014-02-10T13:54:10-05:00 CW2 Joseph Evans 54907 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While this is relatively old news, article was published about 6 months ago, it shows that military service is one of the most respected institutions in the United States. It also shows the last decade as representing an all-time high for those in uniform.&lt;div&gt;Having served, what do you think?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-picture&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://wsdc.gallup.com/dcsdh1hzt5k8osnaj9x0uqyt0_9i8v/njs.gif?dcsuri=/nojavascript&amp;amp;WT.js=No&amp;amp;WT.tv=8.0.3&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div">http://wsdc.gallup.com/dcsdh1hzt5k8osnaj9x0uqyt0_9i8v/njs.gif?dcsuri=/nojavascript&amp;amp;WT.js=No&amp;amp;WT.tv=8.0.3&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div</a> class=&quot;pta-link-card-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-title&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&quot;&gt;Confidence">http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx&quot;&gt;Confidence</a> in Institutions | Gallup Historical Trends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-link-card-description&quot;&gt;Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pta-box-hide&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;icon-remove&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Respect for the American Service Member? 2014-02-10T13:54:10-05:00 2014-02-10T13:54:10-05:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 54914 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>CW2 Evans, I&#39;ve seen the poll before and I think the results are great!&amp;nbsp; I think the reason for the results relates to the high emphasis we place on ethics in the military.&amp;nbsp; Each branch of the military has core&amp;nbsp;values based on honor, duty, integrity, selfless service, commitment, etc.&amp;nbsp; I think respect is derived directly from trust and it seems clear to me that the American people have a tremendous amount of trust for our military.&amp;nbsp; Personally, it makes me proud and comitted to uphold that trust.&amp;nbsp; I think that the fact that the military is a voluntary force and that&amp;nbsp;every single one of us&amp;nbsp;takes an oath to defend the Constitution and the United States speaks to our commitment and further engenders the trust of the people we defend.&amp;nbsp; With the ethical violations that have been so prominent in the media lately, I hope we as an institution can better ourselves and keep those few &quot;bad apples&quot; from ruining the reputation we have collectively built. Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2014 2:10 PM 2014-02-10T14:10:50-05:00 2014-02-10T14:10:50-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 54917 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I approve. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2014 2:13 PM 2014-02-10T14:13:06-05:00 2014-02-10T14:13:06-05:00 2014-02-10T13:54:10-05:00