U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Nelson participates in a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 2, 2012. Nelson is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
Less Than Half Of U.S. Army Officers in Afghanistan Report High Morale -- CNS News
A 2011 army leadership survey found that only 48 percent of U.S. Army officers stationed in Afghanistan reported “high or very high” morale.
In contrast, 25 percent of officer respondents in Afghanistan said morale was “low or very low.”
“Fifty-nine percent of leaders at [U.S.] locations report high morale, which is higher than those in Afghanistan (48%) and Iraq (43%)," the survey said. "About one-fourth of deployed leaders report low or very low morale (25%) in Afghanistan and (24%) in Iraq, compared to 15% CONUS (continental United States),” the report said.
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My Comment: That 48% number is (in my opinion) very high. The input that I am receiving is that morale is in the toilet.
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It's much the same as during the closing years of the Viet Nam War. Negotiations dragged for the longest time about what shape the table would be in for the four parties. Try to explain to your troops why they are fighting in a war we have already conceded.
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