Blue Star Families’ recent survey reveals less than one-third of American military families would recommend the military as a career for others. The survey received 7,400 responses and is considered the “most comprehensive” survey of its kind.
From the survey, “Likelihood to recommend military service is declining. The proportion of active-duty family respondents who were likely to recommend military service has dropped by nearly half from 2016, when it was 55% to just 32% in 2023.”
Excerpt from americanmilitarynews.com
A new survey shows that less than one-third of U.S. military families would recommend a person pursue military service, revealing a significant drop since 2016.
The survey, which was conducted by Blue Star Families in partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, received over 7,400 responses between May and July of last year. The survey, which is described as the “most comprehensive” of its kind, involves responses from current service members, veterans, National Guard members, Reserve members, and military families.
The Blue Star Families 2023 survey showed that only 32% of military family respondents would recommend serving in the U.S. military. Survey respondents cited quality-of-life issues, such as poor job opportunities for military spouses, housing concerns, and poor physical and mental health care services, as some of the current issues facing military families.