Former Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille argues Americans still trust rank and file soldiers, but says U.S. leadership is to blame for plummeting military confidence.
In a recent Gallup poll, only 60% of Americans said they had"a great deal" or"quite a lot" of confidence in the U.S. military. That's the lowest it's been since 1997, according to Gallup.
"Any great organization, that leadership starts at the top," he said."They're setting the example for everyone else to follow. We don't have that in the current administration."The Gulf War sparked an unprecedented — but brief — surge in 1991, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks"ushered in an era of elevated confidence lasting nearly two decades," according to Gallup.
Republicans have generally expressed the most trust in the military, polling shows, but that rate plunged from 91% in 2020 to 68% this year. Independents also lost confidence in the military during the same timeframe. And while Democratic confidence rates spiked after President Biden took office, they fell again this year.
But Sarraille, who enlisted in 1998 just after the last confidence low point, said the military is still a good option for young men and women.
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