Why Are Soldiers Leaving The Military

Survey: Bad Leadership Drives Soldiers To Leave -- Army Times

Poor leadership is driving soldiers to leave the Army, reinforcing the service’s push to make leader development a top priority. The results come from a survey by the Army Research Institute that showed 26 percent of sergeants and staff sergeants and 23 percent of lieutenants and captains surveyed planned to leave the Army after completing their current service obligations.

Of those, 35 percent of enlisted and 26 percent of officers cited the quality of leadership at their duty stations as a reason for leaving.

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My Comment: I call this a "DUH!!!!" moment of realization. Also .... I suspect that fighting a never ending war in Afghanistan is sapping the ranks of the U.S. military.