What Americans Think About Veterans and Military Service: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey

Wenig, Gilad; Schwam, Daniel; Kleykamp, Meredith

Trends of declining U.S. military recruitment and weakening public confidence in the military institution raise important and pressing questions about public perceptions of the military and uniformed service. This report details public perceptions of veterans and the military and public willingness to encourage a young person to join the military as identified in American Life Panel surveys administered in February and June 2022.