Vernon Coaker MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, commenting on the 2014 Armed Forces Continued Attitudes Survey, said:

“Under David Cameron’s government, morale in the Armed Forces has collapsed and is getting worse. Over a quarter of service personnel say they are dissatisfied with service life, and almost a third of all servicemen and women across the Army, the Royal Navy and the RAF rate their morale as low.

“Our Armed Forces personnel are the very best of British, so it is shameful that under this government fewer than 30% of them feel they are valued by their Service.

“No-one knows more about the Armed Forces than the Armed Forces themselves. So, after the government promised to sort out the Reserve recruitment crisis, it should be a cause of concern that only a third of those in the Army feel that the Reserves who have joined are well-integrated with the Regular force.

“Our servicemen and women demand and expect better. Defence Ministers need to show they are listening and will take action to address the concerns raised.”

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