Strikes me that there is a slight disparity between what this report suggests and what the government think. As recent as April 2008 a ‘Parliament Moderator’ suggested there was a recruitment and retention problem in the Armed Forces:
“There are signs that the number of men and women leaving the Armed Forces voluntarily might be increasing and the Committee is interested in understanding why. “
Why would the Armed Forces be experiencing an increase in numbers of personnel leaving voluntarily if they were happy with their lot as this survey suggests?
I wonder if this is an attempt to paint the Services in a good light in order to improve recruitment.