Improving Public Opinion to Support the All-Volunteer Military

Abstract

Improving public opinion of the military is vital to the future success of the all-volunteer military. Failure to sustain a positive public image may result in decreased accessions and the inability to complete the primary mission of the military ? to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic. Public opinion is an evolutionary cognitive process and there are many methods and opportunities to modify it. Among the methods explored in this document are waging a more aggressive public affairs campaign, increasing the exposure of the military to the public, and increasing pay and benefits to service members.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500529

Entities

People

  • Jeffery R. Edge

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Cognition
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Opinion
  • Public Policy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design