{"id":1987717,"date":"2023-08-01T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-faith-in-americas-military-plummets-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-20-years\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:39:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:39:26","slug":"poll-faith-in-americas-military-plummets-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-faith-in-americas-military-plummets-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Confidence in US Military Hits 20-Year Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-faith-in-americas-military-plummets-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-20-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Americans&#8217; Confidence in the U.S. Military Hits a 20-Year Low<\/h2>\n<p>Americans&#8217; faith in the U.S. military has declined to its lowest level in more than 20 years,\u2064 according to a recently released poll.<\/p>\n<p>Conducted by Gallup from June 1-22,\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/509189\/confidence-military-lowest-two-decades.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey<\/a> found that over the past five years, an increasing percentage of Americans are now &#8220;less likely&#8221;\u200b to \u200cvoice \u2062&#8221;a great deal&#8221; or &#8220;quite a lot&#8221; of confidence in \u200bthe U.S.\u2062 military. According to the poll, 74 percent of Americans expressed such sentiments as recently as 2018. That number has since declined to 60 percent, marking the lowest level since 1997.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by Gallup, overall confidence in the U.S. military steadily \u200bimproved during Ronald Reagan&#8217;s presidency\u2062 and continued to &#8220;surge&#8221;\u200b following the Gulf War and 9\/11 terrorist attacks.\u2064 While Americans&#8217; faith in the armed \u200bforces\u200c would \u200dgo on to\u200d hover &#8220;above 70% for the next two\u2063 decades,&#8221; these numbers declined to 69 percent in 2021\u200d and have &#8220;declin[ed] further\u200d since\u2062 then, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-faith-in-americas-military-plummets-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-20-years\/\" title=\"Poll: Confidence in US Military Hits 20-Year Low\">poorly executed exit<\/a> from Afghanistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most notable in the survey&#8217;s findings, however, is the alarming drop in confidence among self-described Republicans and independents. While Republicans remain the group &#8220;most likely&#8221; to express \u2062faith in the\u200b military, these sentiments have\u200c plummeted in the past three years, falling from\u2064 91 to 68 percent since 2020. \u2062Meanwhile, independents&#8217; confidence &#8220;has\u2063 dropped nearly\u200c as much \u2014 by 13 points, from 68% to 55%&#8221; over the same period, to the \u200bpoint that they now &#8220;have\u2062 less confidence than \u200cDemocrats do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After experiencing a slight uptick upon\u2064 President Joe Biden\u2064 assuming office, Democrats&#8217; faith in the military has also dropped in the past\u200b year, falling \u2062from 68 to 62 percent.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disastrous \u200dAfghanistan withdrawal<\/a> could offer a potential explanation for the\u2063 country&#8217;s waning confidence in\u200c the U.S. military, another probable factor is\u2062 the Pentagon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/woke-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ongoing embrace<\/a> of DEI ideology. DEI, which stands for &#8220;diversity, equity, and inclusion,&#8221; is a divisive ideology that downplays merit in order \u2064to\u200b discriminate based on characteristics such as skin color and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, the Defense\u2062 Department\u200b has regularly \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/May\/17\/2002645340\/-1\/-1\/0\/DON%20DIVESITY%20EQUITY%20AND%20INCLUSION%20PLANNING%20ACTIONS.PDF\/DON%20DIVESITY%20EQUITY%20AND%20INCLUSION%20PLANNING%20ACTIONS.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instructed<\/a> its leadership to advance DEI throughout its ranks. This embrace of \u200dso-called &#8220;diversity&#8221; and &#8220;inclusion&#8221; has often included preferential treatment for self-identifying LGBT service members. In May, for instance, the Air \u200dForce <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/19\/air-force-to-navy-on-drag-queens-hold-my-bud-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorized<\/a> its military bases to host <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/15\/from-virginia-to-texas-air-force-throws-pride-parties-while-our-readiness-crumbles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">events<\/a> celebrating &#8220;pride month.&#8221; Nearly \u200ba month later, the branch authorized the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/06\/the-air-force-is-using-taxpayer-money-to-fly-service-members-to-branch-pride-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use<\/a> of taxpayer money to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committee-advances-amendment-restoring-meritocracy-to-military-personnel-decisions\/\" title=\"House Committee Approves Amendment to Reinstate Meritocracy in Military Personnel Choices\">fly service members<\/a> to its &#8220;pride&#8221; events in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/05\/heres-how-americas-rainbow-military-commemorated-this-4th-of-july-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s How America&#8217;s &#8216;Rainbow&#8217; Military \u2064Commemorated This 4th Of July Weekend<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning that Biden has\u200c also nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/25\/bidens-space-force-nominee-previously-canned-service-member-for-speaking-out-against-marxism-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several<\/a> military leaders who have\u200b embraced\u200d DEI to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-imposes-new-round-of-sanctions-on-additional-russian-oligarchs-and-elites\/\" title=\"US Imposes New Round Of Sanctions On Additional Russian Oligarchs And Elites\">high-ranking positions<\/a> within the U.S. armed forces. Most notable is Gen. Charles Q. \u200bBrown, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/22\/revisiting-the-racialist-nonsense-espoused-by-bidens-pick-for-joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tapped<\/a> by\u2062 the president in May to become the\u200b next chair of the Joint Chiefs of \u2063Staff and has regularly espoused support for DEI policies.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts by congressional Republicans to rid the U.S. armed forces \u200dof DEI have been met with \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/11\/jim-banks-blasts-bidens-unconstitutional-and-dangerous-push-for-racial-and-sexual-politics-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resistance<\/a> from the Biden administration, which has defended\u200c such policies by baselessly claiming they\u2063 &#8220;promote a cohesive and inclusive force.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a\u2063 staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets,\u200b including RealClearPolitics,\u2064 RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bit&#8221; of confidence in the military. The poll revealed that only 49% of respondents expressed high levels of trust, marking a significant drop from 2018. Factors contributing to this decline include political polarization and concerns over military interventions. This decline in trust highlights a concerning trend in public perception of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":1987718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}