On Sunday, a poll from Military Times and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families displayed the thoughts and sentiments of active-duty military troops about President Barack Obama as he ends his eight years as commander in chief.
The results showed that US service members have an overwhelmingly negative view of Obama — or a neutral view at best.
Overall, 60.3% of Marines, 53% of the Army, 49.6% of the Air Force, and 45.9% of the Navy said they disapproved of Obama — a plurality in each case. Enlisted soldiers and Marines were more likely than officers to disapprove of Obama, by about 4 percentage points.
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Well, I read the stats from this report too and the reality appears much more interesting than this article suggests.
Obama's policies in crucial areas were UNANIMOUSLY considered by the clear majority to have helped soldiers and families. So they aren't why he wasn't more popular.
2 areas however where his policies were VERY unpopular are tied to sexuality and gender. Given that the perspective of the average enlisted (and the military in general) on these 2 areas ranges from ultra- to hyper-conservative would suggest that these 2 policy areas are highly contentious within the ranks and significant enough to outweigh the positives.
What strikes me is how popular Obama is, given the natural conservative bent of the military. His degree of popularity underlines the huge lurch to the right end of the political spectrum the US has followed over recent decades. Both major parties are conservative.