Fewer Veterans are Recommending Military Service
A 2021 questionnaire shows veterans and families in recent years are less likely to recommend joining the military, citing food insecurity, insufficient pay and a lack of trust in military leadership as a few reasons for the 'troubling drop'
November 30, 2022
A report released in July says troops, veterans and their families in 2021 were less likely to recommend military service than in 2019. While most respondents still encouraged military service, the percentage dropped noticeably over the two-year interval.
The Military Family Advisory Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing help to military families, fielded answers from an online survey from Oct. 4 to Dec. 15, 2021. Some 8,638 people participated, and respondents came from all 50 states — as well as Washington, D.C. — two U.S. territories and 22 countries.
The results show that about 63 percent of active-duty troops, veterans and family respondents said they would recommend military life to someone considering it, according to the Military Family Advisory Network. It was a steep decline from the previous survey.
Military families speak between a metal barrier“This statistic represents a troubling drop from the 74.5 percent of respondents who recommended military life to someone considering it in response to the 2019 survey,” the report stated.
