London, Sept 11 (ANI): Morale among Britain's army officers has plunged, a Ministry of Defence survey has revealed.
According to survey, more than half of all officers and 43 percent of other ranks, believe the armed forces is suffering from low morale following a year of pay freezes, cuts and redundancies.
It also says that only two percent of the RAF, many of whom are taking part in operations in Afghanistan and over Libya, believe morale is high, while 70 percent state it is low.
Satisfaction with basic pay, pension and allowances has fallen and many feel it is not safe to challenge the way things are done in their service or within the MoD, the Telegraph reports.
In the Royal Navy, which is due to announce up to 1,600 redundancies at the end of September, 59 per cent of Naval and 14 per cent of Royal Marine officers complained of poor morale, the survey revealed.
The report highlighted that there was "prevalent dissatisfaction" with the effect of service life on spouses and partners, with 47 percent dissatisfied and the effect of service life on children's education that had a finding 35 percent dissatisfied.
There was also "prevailing dissatisfaction" with the amount of separation from family and friends, with 26 per cent satisfied and 37 per cent dissatisfied.
The figures are the worst since the Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey began four years ago, the paper said. (ANI)
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