[RealJustme]

Morale definition, emotional or mental condition with respect to, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, a drive to get the job done and work as one to accomplish missions.

A recently released Military Times survey shows that troops are beginning to feel underpaid and unsupported by senior leadership. These findings come from nearly 2,300 active duty personnel participating in a survey between July and August of 2014. Only 56 percent of surveyed servicemembers indicated their quality of life is “good” This pales in comparison to the 91 percent of respondents in a similar 2008 survey. More than two thirds (70 percent) believe their quality of life will further decline in future years.On senior leadership, only 27 percent viewed senior military leaders of having servicemembers’ best interests in mind. More than half of respondents felt that way in 2008.Views on military compensation and health care have also dipped. In 2008, 87 percent of respondents indicated their pay and allowances were either good or great. In 2014 only 44 percent took the same view.For health care, the numbers plummeted from 78 percent to 45 percent.Despite the grim outlook, DoD officials continue to report that recruiting and retention remains high but the quality of military members signing up has dipped significantly, waivers for criminal offenses and lack of a high school education are now the norm. Many are frustrated that promotions in the Officer's ranks are more driven by race and sexual orientation than abilities based up on the military's stated goal of making the Officer ranks reflect that of the general community. Of the 5,000 Majors notified they would be released from service only 8 were minorities. This survey – echoed by similar surveys conducted by Blue Star Families and the Navy Retention Study – should serve as a bellwether for the health of the all-volunteer force.These surveys highlight what military leaders have said for years: short-sighted cuts to compensation and benefits prove to be a slippery slope—once started, cuts historically continue until they damage recruiting and retention. “It’s not surprising servicemembers would show increased signs of disappointment with current compensation,” said MOAA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations, Col. Mike Barron, USA (Ret). “2009 saw the last pay raises that met private sector wage growth. Those plus ups were critically needed to eliminate a pay gap that existed between troops and their private sector counterparts. Since then, today’s active duty force has had two straight years of pay caps that represented the smallest pay raises in 50 years. Their health care benefit has been eroded with the elimination of Prime Service Areas and servicemembers will soon see out-of-pocket costs for their housing and forced moving costs.” ]

Obama set out to destroy our military, mission accomplished. Putin remarked that Obama took the strongest military in the world and did what terrorists and enemies couldn't; destroy their morale and abilities to fight future conflicts. Putin used Obama's actions to gain support for his own push for strong military leaders who are fully supported.

[johnforbes]

Obama worsened every trend relevant to America.

15 years ago, America's economy was triple the size of China's. Today, China's economy is bigger.

Obama, the race-baiting socialist, couldn't care less.

[Malcolm]

"I spend most of my time watching ESPN in the morning," President Obama said. "I get so much politics I don't want to be inundated with a bunch of chatter about politics during the day."

I thought retardo bush was fucked.....pitiful...