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Poll for Mar 18, 2013

The state of family support programs
In May, DoD is planning to complete a review of family support programs such as counseling, child care, gyms and libraries, and transition assistance to see where there may be room for budget cuts. How would you assess these programs on your base?
Already cut to the bone
43.39 % (407)
A few things could be cut
31.66 % (297)
Plenty of things could be cut
24.95 % (234)
Total votes: 938

Poll for Mar 11, 2013

Tuition Assistance
If tuition assistance becomes unavailable to you because of budget cutbacks, what will you do?
Dip into Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits
18.86 % (432)
Put my education on hold
58.36 % (1337)
Reach into my own pocket
12.44 % (285)
Find some other way to borrow money
10.34 % (237)
Total votes: 2291

Poll for Mar 4, 2013

When you have to leave a pet behind
If you have ever been forced to leave a pet behind when you deployed or PCS'd, what did you do?
Left them with friends or family
61.53 % (758)
Found another family to care for them
17.45 % (215)
Left them at a shelter
9.98 % (123)
Other
11.04 % (136)
Total votes: 1232

Poll for Feb 25, 2013

Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 years later
If you deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which comes closest to describing your view of that conflict now, 10 years after the start of the war?
It was a worthwhile victory
9.82 % (275)
We made mistakes but learned from them
15.17 % (425)
We should never have invaded
39.52 % (1107)
It'll take years to see the true outcome
35.49 % (994)
Total votes: 2801

Poll for Feb 18, 2013

Are your raises enough?
If you've been in the military for at least five years, what has happened to your purchasing power in that time?
It has increased
14.86 % (287)
It has stayed the same
22.32 % (431)
It has decreased
62.82 % (1213)
Total votes: 1931

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