66% See Military Service As More Stressful Than Most Other Jobs

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Sixty-six percent (66%) of American adults believe military service is more stressful than most other occupations, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.


Only 17% disagree with that assessment, but another 17% are undecided.

While 61% of Americans who have served in the military say it is more stressful than most other jobs, even more of those who have never served (68%) believe that to be true.


Though military service is much less popular among young people these days, 69% of adults still say it is beneficial for young Americans.

Interestingly, that belief is even higher among adults ages 18 to 29.


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Only 14% of all Americans say military service is not good for young people, while another 17% are not sure.


Eighty-nine percent (89%) of military veterans say the service is good for young people, but just 64% of those who have not served agree.


Republicans and adults not affiliated with either major political party are more likely than Democrats to say military service is good for young Americans.


Twenty-eight percent (28%) of adults nationwide believe that veterans of today’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan face more challenges when they return home than veterans of the Vietnam War.Twenty-four (24%) say today's returning veterans face fewer challenges, while 42% think the challenges that veterans from both eras have faced are about the same.


Voter confidence in America’s conduct in the War on Terror is at its lowest level in nearly three years. But 52% of voters support no firm timetable when it comes to bringing troops home from Afghanistan.

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