U.S. Military: Morale Is Up But War Pessimism Continues

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Poll: Morale’s Up, But War Pessimism Lingers -- Military Times

With the economy still in a funk and politicians and defense officials panicking about Pentagon cutbacks, the morale of the force is hardly sky-high — but it is better than last year, according to the 2012 Military Times Poll.

Forty-two percent of the 792 active-duty respondents to this year’s poll, for example, said they are very or somewhat worried about their personal finances; just last year, that number peaked at 51 percent. The percentage of those reporting no worries rose from 17 percent in 2011 to 21 percent in 2012. Before the recession, in 2006, 37 percent were very or somewhat worried about their finances, and one-fourth said they had no concerns.

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My Comment: The number one concern is .... besides deployment .... finances.