Is U.S. Military Morale On The Decline?

From Wizbang:

The AP continues to bang the drum for failure in Afghanistan with this bit today about Army morale:

WASHINGTON (AP) - The army says morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.

A new battlefield survey taken several months ago found instances of depression, anxiety and other psychological problems about the same as in 2007--but there was a significant drop in unit morale. The Army also says there is a shortage of mental health workers[.]

Efforts already under way to get more mental health workers to the war are hampered somewhat by last week's shooting at Fort Hood. The army psychiatrist charged in the shootings was slated to go to Afghanistan. Some of the dead and wounded also were to deploy there to bolster psychological services for soldiers.

Lots going on here, so let's unpack this some.

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More News On U.S. Military Morale

Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. Army: Troop morale falls in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
U.S. Grapples With Mental Stress and Violence -- Wall Street Journal
Shooting incident strains US army's morale -- The Telegraph
Some "Leadership," Obama: Troop Morale Dropping in Afghanistan -- Jawa Report
Morale Down Among Troops In Afghanistan, Army Says -- Huffington Post

My Comment: I am skeptical that morale has "all of a sudden" gone down in the past year or two .... but I would say that many in the military have become more concerned on the direction that they are now receiving (or not receiving) from Washington ....I know that I am .... and yes .... maybe .... for the past year my morale has also been going down.