James
My bad, the article was so chop up that I pass over the link. I wish more articles like this would link the data like this.

It wasn’t a terrible survey but would be much more telling if they had a similar one to compare it to that was taken 10 years ago.

A big factor was probably the set that the sample was taken from. 82% have been retired for more then 5 years ago and 90% never have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. 72 % are 60 plus years old. I sure some like myself maintain contact with some still serving. Most are probably getting most of their info from the press.

I think the deployments have been a stress on the military and some training have suffer but some experiences have strengthen the military. The current needs should be address but I afraid that we are not looking enough at future needs. It is unlikely we will be totally prepare for the next conflict but should have a well balance flexible force so we are not caught completely flatfooted.

Years later and Bin Laden still has Bush pinned down in Iraq. We can only hope there is no real trouble elsewhere...

I suggested the dems could make that a winning national security argument here.

I still a firm believer that in today’s internet age that if someone put out a conclusion of a study then they should link to the raw data of the study.

They linked the data on page 7 of the story in both Word and PDF formats.

Also without a similar study done to compare with at another time say 10 and 20 years ago, it is hard to draw any sound conclusion. I remember many Officers having deep concern about the health of the military in the 80’ and 90’s. It is the nature of the job.
I am not dismissing the study which we haven’t seen. We only seen someone conclusion of it with a few supporting stats thrown in. It just I wouldn’t put a whole lot of credence to it either.

what is the point of a preview window if idiots like me don't use it...

But an incredible percentage of the index’s officers favor the same solution: Nearly 80 percent support expanding options for legal, foreign permanent residents of the United States to serve in exchange for U.S. citizenship.

That's funny, I was just wondering if there were any ways we could try to act more like a 21st century analog of the old Roman Empire.

Oh yeah!

We could coppy the Roman concept of allowing forreigners to serve in auxilliar units, earning citizenship at discharge.

fan-freaking-tastic. Somewhere the body of Santayana pulls another RPM.

the toll of two wars has been a major strain on the American military but that it is not broken and morale remains high.

Yeah, but the point is that it _will_ break if it keeps going down the current path. And both the current and potential future GOP administrations are firmly committed to keeping it on that path. This report should not be taken as a comfort that things aren't bad yet, it should be taken as a rebuke to the suicidal arc Republicans have already said they're firmly entrenched on.