Why is the morale so low? That is not hard to understand. When someone breaks a rule, the government’s response is to discipline everyone by inventing another rule. This clutters up the work process and discourages the soldiers with unnecessary bureaucratic red tape. The top doesn’t following their own rules. The soldiers become frustrated when they are required to follow the letter of the law and then watch as the “high-ups” skirt all of the rules. The government’s policies and procedures often make as much sense as its rules and are just as damaging to morale.

The only y thing soldiers watch more intently than how the government spend its resources is how it treats its people – whatever happened to the other guy can happen to me. When soldiers are treated with respect and dignity, the soldiers notice. Morale is then good. But when soldiers are treated without respect and dignity, it is bye-bye to morale. It is time for the government to swing morale. It is their call! Why is this leader reducing the size of the military when we have the turmoil in the Middle East. You would think that he would be increasing it – rather than handing out pink slips and then enlisting illegals who do not speak English – does that make sense? Another good example is the Veterans Administration (VA). Why is it this leader despises the military – is he afraid of them?

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