2012
RESULTS - Duty status, deployments | Health | Family life | Morale | Politics | Demographics
Morale up, pessimism remains: With the economy still in a funk and politicians and defense officials panicking about Pentagon cutbacks, the morale of the force is hardly sky-high — but it is better than last year. Click here to read more.
More women with PTSD: A growing number of female troops are being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder at higher rates than their male counterparts. Click here to read more.
Gay ban's reversal: The reversal of "don't ask, don't tell" has made little impact on homosexual, and heterosexual, service members. Click here to read more.
No love lost: Good news for military spouses: Your other half is probably not cheating on you while deployed. Click here to read more.
2011
RESULTS - Duty status, deployments | Health | Family life | Morale | Politics | Demographics
Souring mood: After a decade of war in Afghanistan, many troops are losing confidence in the long-term likelihood of success for the U.S. military mission there, and their overall support for President Obama has slipped. Click here to read more.
Tired of the grind: The military and troops are showing signs of wear and tear from a decade of grueling combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read more.
'Overwhelmed': Despite the Pentagon's high-profile efforts in recent years to address a rising tide of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries, soldiers say said the Army's system for dealing with mental health issues is still broken. Click here to read more.
2010
RESULTS - Duty status, deployments | Health | Family life | Morale | Politics | Demographics
Doubt lingers: The military's professional core is a dedicated yet strained force that is pessimistic on Afghanistan, more optimistic on Iraq and divided on President Obama's performance as commander in chief. Click here to read more.
Independence: An increasing number of career-oriented service members are identifying themselves as politically independent. Click here to read more.
Toll grows: Despite signs that dwell time between war-zone deployments is increasing, career-oriented troops remain stressed by the demands of continuous combat. Click here to read more.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (2009)
RESULTS - Demographics | Personal experience | Personal opinions
Your view: In the most comprehensive survey yet on service members' attitudes about gays in the military, more than 3,000 Military Times readers contacted randomly by email and through fliers placed in random newsstand copies offer a clear glimpse about attitudes and experiences in today's military. Click here to read more.
Living two lives: The degree to which gays in the military must hide their sexuality depends largely on three factors: their age group, their rank and the type of unit in which they serve. Click here to read more.
2010 repeal? Congressional aides involved in the debate, who spoke on condition of anonymity, believe there is little chance of Congress agreeing this year to repeal the law banning gays. Click here to read more.
Online chatter: Service members have flooded online message boards since Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told Congress that he personally supports repealing the ban on open military service by gays. Click here to read more.
2008
RESULTS - Duty status, deployments | Health | Family life | Morale | Politics | Demographics
Wary: When asked how they feel about President-elect Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic. Click here to read more.
Bouncing back: In his final year in office, President George W. Bush regained some lost ground in support from troops on the war in Iraq. Click here to read more.
Anti-repeal: Most active-duty service members continue to oppose the Obama campaign pledge to end "don't ask, don't tell." Click here to read more.
Staying in: As the economy continues to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, troops say they are reconsidering whether to leave the service. Click here to read more.
2007
RESULTS - Morale | Iraq, Afghanistan, Bush | Military, race, religion | Politics, civilians, policy
Hopeful: Service members are still skeptical about whether we should have gone into Iraq, but they're optimistic about the war's future. Click here to read more.
Still on board: Despite an unprecedented pace of operations, National Guard and reserve members say their job satisfaction is high. Click here to read more.
More optimism: Retired military are just as upbeat about the outcome in Iraq as their active-duty counterparts. Click here to read more.
2006
RESULTS - Morale | Iraq, Afghanistan, Bush | Military, race, religion | Politics, civilians, policy
Frustrated: The American military — once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war — has grown increasingly pessimistic about chances for victory. Click here to read more.
Yet satisfied: Despite growing disaffection with the war in Iraq, members of the U.S. armed forces remain contented with their jobs. Click here to read more.
2005
RESULTS - Morale | Iraq, Afghanistan, Bush | Military, race, religion | Politics, civilians, policy
Sounding 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. Click here to read more.
Disconnect: From Congress to the White House to the Pentagon, the career-oriented heart of the military appears increasingly estranged from its leaders in Washington. Click here to read more.
'Mission' boosts troops: Four years of combat have done little to dent the morale of the professional military. Click here to read more.
2004
RESULTS - Morale | War, Iraq, Bush | Civilian-military gap | Race, gender, gays | Miscellaneous
Overview: Despite a year of ferocious combat, mounting casualties and frequent deployments, support for the war in Iraq remains overwhelming among the active-duty military. Click here to read more.
Gender differences: Women in uniform are noticeably less supportive of the war in Iraq and more pessimistic about its outcome than their male colleagues. Click here to read more.
Mixed on media: The media have covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with an intensity and intimacy not seen since Vietnam, but the newfound attention has left service members with decidedly mixed views of the media and their role. Click here to read more.
2003
RESULTS - Morale | War, Iraq, Bush | Civilian-military gap | Race, gender, gays
Overview: 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. Click here to read more.
Today's military: The Poll reveals a military more conservative, more Republican, and one that considers itself to be morally superior to the nation its serves. Click here to read more.
Social issues: 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. Click here to read more.
Generally satisfied: From pay to health care to quality of life, men and women in uniform are largely content — until it comes to the strains on military manpower. Click here to read more.
