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Positive outlook
The American military — still skeptical about whether the U.S. should have gone to war in Iraq, and still skeptical of President Bush‘s war leadership — nevertheless shows increasing optimism about the likelihood of success in the war, this year‘s Military Times Poll shows.

Guard and reserve satisfied with jobs
Despite an unprecedented pace of operations in the past five years, National Guard and reserve members responding to this year‘s Military Times Poll say their job satisfaction is high.

Retirees see successful mission in Iraq
Retired military are just as optimistic about the outcome in Iraq as their active-duty counterparts — and just as doubtful of presidential leadership, according to the Military Times Poll.

How we did it
On Dec. 10, we e-mailed a selection of active-duty, National Guard, reserve and retired military subscribers of our four military weeklies, asking them to take part in our annual poll. The respondents were directed to an independent polling firm that hosted the survey and tabulated the results. The poll was closed Dec. 17.

Down on the war
The American military — once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war — has grown in creasingly pessimistic about chances for victory.

Service members‘ job satisfaction still high, survey shows
Despite growing disaffection with the war in Iraq, members of the U.S. armed forces remain contented with their jobs.

How we did it
On Nov. 13, we mailed questionnaires to 6,000 people drawn at random from our list of active-duty subscribers. The annual poll has come to be viewed by some as a barometer of the professional career military.

Troops sound off
Support for President Bush and for the war in Iraq has slipped significantly in the last year among members of the military‘s professional core, according to the 2005 Military Times Poll.

Disconnect cited between troops, civilian leadership
From Congress to the White House to the Pentagon, the career-oriented heart of the military appears increasingly estranged from its leaders in Washington, according to results of the 2005 Military Times Poll.

’Mission‘ a factor in generally high morale
Four years of combat have done little to dent the morale of the professional military, results of the 2005 Military Times Poll show.

How we did it
On Nov. 14, we mailed questionnaires to our list of active-duty subscribers. The poll has come to be viewed by some as a barometer of the professional career military.

We asked what you think. You told us.
Despite a year of ferocious combat, mounting casualties and frequent deployments, support for the war in Iraq remains overwhelming among the active-duty military, according to the 2004 Military Times Poll.

Women’s, men’s views differ on war and Bush
Women in uniform are noticeably less supportive of the war in Iraq and more pessimistic about its outcome than their male colleagues, according to the Military Times Poll.

Most opposed to publishing negative war news
The media have covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with an intensity and intimacy not seen since Vietnam.

We asked. You answered.
Despite a year of constant combat casualties and long, grinding overseas tours, men and women in uniform strongly back President Bush and his policies in Iraq, according to a Military Times Poll.

Today's military: Right, Republican and principled
The 2003 Military Times Poll reveals a military more conservative, more Republican, and one that considers itself to be morally superior to the nation its serves.

Social issues: How troops view gays, women, harassment
On a list of controversial social subjects, from women in combat to race relations to gays in the military, the Military Times Poll finds troops remarkably satisfied with the current state of military affairs.

Troops generally satisfied, with a critical exception
From pay to health care to quality of life, the Military Times Poll finds men and women in uniform largely content -- until it comes to the strains on military manpower.