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Army morale low despite 6-year, $287M optimism program
[USATODAY] More than half of some 770,000 soldiers are pessimistic about their future in the military and nearly as many are unhappy in their jobs, despite a six-year, $287 million campaign to make troops more optimistic and resilient, findings obtained by USA TODAY show.
I see the 1970s are back. Except that they've done away with NCO and Officers' clubs, so there's not even the refuge of disco.
Twelve months of data through early 2015 show that 403,564 soldiers, or 52%, scored badly in the area of optimism, agreeing with statements such as "I rarely count on good things happening to me." Forty-eight percent have little satisfaction in or commitment to their jobs.
In 2000 we had a military that could do anything. Now it's under a commander in chief who'd be tossed out of the service during basic training.
The results stem from resiliency assessments that soldiers are required to take every year. In 2014, for the first time, the Army pulled data from those assessments to help commanders gauge the psychological and physical health of their troops.
The regime is pushing toward Bradley Manning and away from Chris Kyle.
The effort produced startlingly negative results. In addition to low optimism and job satisfaction, more than half reported poor nutrition and sleep, and only 14% said they are eating right and getting enough rest.
Posted by: Fred 2015-04-17
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