A Majority of American Adults Would not be Willing to Serve in the Military Were the U.S. to Enter Into a Major War

by Chris Black

An Echelon Insights polling of 1,029 likely voters, conducted between October 23-26, found that 72 percent of those asked would not be willing to volunteer to serve in the armed forces were America to enter a major conflict, compared with 21 percent who would and the remainder saying they were unsure.

Another recent polling by J.L. Partners for the Daily Mail found that while an overall majority of Americans said they would die fighting for their country were the U.S. invaded, when broken down by age this sentiment was lowest among those who were 18-29 years old.

SOURCE (www.newsweek.com/american-military-recruitment-problems-public-apathy-1842449)