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Militaries and especially their troops are held in high regard in most countries. In the United States, military officers are regarded as having one of the most prestigious jobs.[1][2]
While military support is very high in most countries, there is variation. While 10% of Canadians viewed the military as "not at all favorable,"[3] only 3% of Britons had a "low" or "very low" view of the military.[4] 65% of Russians believe their military does their job "just about always" or "most of the time".[5] In the United States, 89% of white Americans had a "very" or "somewhat" favorable opinion of the military, compared to 77% of Latinos and 72% of Black Americans.[6]
Change over time
editIn the United States, public opinion of the military was very low during the Vietnam War.[7] The public perception increased considerably between the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with the exception of briefly after the Gulf War, when support was around 60%, the percentage of Americans who said they had a "very favorable" view of the US military hovered between 20% and 30%. By 2007, 47% claimed a "very favorable" view of the military and 84% expressed a "favorable" view.[8]
Opposition to the Iraq War was comparable to opposition to the Vietnam War, but unlike the Vietnam War, opposition to the Iraq War did not correlate with a significant decrease in public opinion of military personnel themselves.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tom Van Riper (28 July 2006). "America's Most Admired Professions". Forbes.
- ^ Jon Skindzier. "Military: Respected Professions - AskMen". AskMen.
- ^ "Fewer Canadians 'strongly approve' of Afghan mission: survey". cbc.ca. 9 November 2006.
- ^ The UK's Armed Forces: public support for the troops but not their missions?
- ^ "Public Opinion in Russia: Russians' Attitudes on Economic and Domestic Issues | APNORC.org". www.apnorc.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Shifting Perception of America's Veterans". 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Iraq and Vietnam: A Crucial Difference in Opinion". Pew Research Center. 22 March 2007.