Internal Army Poll: Comments generally cited the negative influence of government policy makers (outside the Army) as being detrimental to the future of the Army

Only 26% of Officers Say Army Headed in Right Direction

'Political Correctness' Cited

By Patrick Burke

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The Annual Survey of Army Leadership, conducted by U.S. Army's Center for Army Leadership, asked 16,800 commissioned and non-commissioned officers to agree or disagree with the statement: “The Army is headed in the right direction to prepare for the challenges of the next 10 years.”

Seventy-four percent, either actively or passively, did not agree with the statement: And of those who did not agree, these were the top reasons:

-- 58 percent cited the Army’s inability to “retain quality leaders.”

-- 57 percent cited “a lack of discipline, or the “Army is too soft”

-- 53 percent pointed to “Ineffective leaders at senior levels”

-- 52 percent said “senior leaders focus on the wrong priorities”

-- 46 percent said junior leader promotions/advancements are happening too soon

-- 39 percent said “resources/funding or technology are insufficient”

On leadership, the survey found that “interpersonal tact and innovation were identified as the two leader attributes that consistently show the most need for improvement across all levels of leaders.”

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Download .pdf of Survey here

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