{"id":46312,"date":"2018-12-01T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/01\/survey-finds-strong-support-for-military-members-less-support-for-military-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:59:41","slug":"survey-finds-strong-support-for-military-members-less-support-for-military-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/12\/01\/survey-finds-strong-support-for-military-members-less-support-for-military-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey finds strong support for military members, less support for military funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SIMI VALLEY, Calif. \u2014 Americans still enjoy overwhelming confidence in the U.S. military, according to a new survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaganfoundation.org\/media\/299217\/reagan-survey-full-charts-112918.pdf\" target=_blank>by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation<\/a>. But defense lawmakers warned that that support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/11\/30\/top-defense-republicans-blast-trumps-700-billion-military-budget-as-dangerous\/\" target=_blank>shouldn\u2019t be taken for granted. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to put our money where our mouth is,\u201d said Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who sits on the House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe military is such a revered institution because of everything it stands for and everything it has been able to accomplish \u2026 But we have more to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They survey, conducted in conjunction with the annual Reagan National Defense Forum, found that 93 percent of respondents viewed the military as a trusted institution. Of that group, the majority said they had great confidence in the armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/01\/defense-leaders-pay-tribute-to-former-president-bushs-life-of-service\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_910608033.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Former President Bush remembered as \u2018true gentleman\u2019 who dedicated his life to service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The former commander-in-chief was also a World War II combat pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That level of trust outpaced law enforcement (83 percent), public schools (61 percent), the presidency (42 percent) and Congress (41 percent). The survey included responses from more than 1,200 individuals nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that level of faith in military members does not necessarily translate into support for increasing the defense budget. About 48 percent of those surveyed said they strongly back a boost in military spending, with 11 percent strongly opposed to the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a forum discussion of the survey unveiling, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he didn\u2019t necessarily see a conflict in those figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe military is competent. They do their job. They do their mission,\u201d he said. \u201cThe military represents the best aspects of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Cheney, who also serves as a member of the House Republican leadership team, said she sees the level of confidence tied to improvements in military training, readiness and funding in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat (support) number is as it should be, but we also have to make sure we don\u2019t take false comfort in that,\u201d she said at the forum. \u201cBut we\u2019re in a situation today where the threats across the world, I don\u2019t think the American people really understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/15\/support-for-trump-is-fading-among-active-duty-troops-new-poll-shows\/\" 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an issue expected to be at the heart of military debates in Congress for months to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has already suggested a Defense Department budget of $700 billion for fiscal 2020, which would represent a significant drop from anticipated spending levels and the fiscal 2019 budget of $716 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the conference, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, and Senate Armed Services Committee Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., wrote a Wall Street Journal editorial calling the $700 billion funding level \u201cdangerous\u201d and urging continued investment in the defense budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But congressional Democrats have argued that defense spending must be balanced against other domestic and diplomatic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundation survey also found that respondents viewed the Marines as the most 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