Names are not required on the questionnaire. DoD conducts a quality of life survey every seven years. This will be the first since the drawdown reduced the size and makeup of the armed forces. Today's issues are probably very different from those seven years ago when we were coming out of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Personnel tempo is obviously a current issue DoD officials are wrestling with, Burke said.
Financial management is also a very big issue.
Our people are put under extraordinary circumstances when they're young and they have to move to a new place. Moving is expensive. We're looking into that, too. Since quality of life plays a major role in recruiting and retaining personnel, DoD officials are extremely interested in what service members and their spouses have to say. They don't have to worry.