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What Americans Think About Veterans and Military Service
Meredith KleykampDaniel SchwamGilad Wenig
其他書名
Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey
出版RAND Corporation, 2024-02-29
主題History / Military / StrategyHistory / Military / Veterans
ISBN19774126459781977412645
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=iTxi0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Fiscal year 2022 was one of the worst U.S. military recruitment years on record, with all services apart from the Space Force failing to meet recruitment goals, and fiscal year 2023 saw similar shortfalls. The U.S. public's overall confidence in the military is likewise declining. Although the public still holds the military generally in high esteem compared with other major institutions, that esteem is wavering, influenced by such factors as the end of the war in Afghanistan, the increased polarization of the public, and heightened politicization of the military. How do these trends in recruitment and confidence reflect public perceptions of the U.S. military? Do public perceptions of veterans and the U.S. military influence young people's decisions to join the military? RAND researchers examined a selection of findings from 2022 American Life Panel surveys to gather insights into how Americans think about these issues. The researchers found that the public thinks very highly of U.S. veterans, endorsing positive stereotypes about veterans at a high rate and endorsing negative stereotypes at a very low rate. However, a majority of Americans would discourage a young person close to them from enlisting.