Combat Arms Survey This questionaire is to gather data concerning the attitudes of combat trained personnel with regards to non-traditional missions. All of your responses are confidential. Write your answers directly on the questionaire form. In Part II, place an "X" in the space provided for your response. Part I. Demographics 1. What Service are you in? 2. What is your pay-grade? 3. What is your MOS code and description? 4. What is your highest level of education in years? 5. How many months did you serve in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield? 6. How many months did you serve in Somalia? 7. What state or country did you primarily reside in during childhood? Part II. Attitudes Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used within the United States for any of the following missions? 8. Drug enforcement (______) (______) (____) (________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 9. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes) (___________) (______) (_____) (_________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 10. Security at national events (e.g. Olympic Games, Super Bowl) (___________) (_______) (______) (_________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 11. Environmental Disaster clean-up (__________) (______) (_____) (_________) (_______) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 12. Substitue teachers in public schools (__________) (_______) (_____) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 13. Community assistance programs (e.g. landscaping, environmental clean-up, road repair, animal control) (__________) (_______) (______) (_________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 14. Federal and state prison guards (__________) (______) (______) (_________) (_______) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 15. National emergency police force (__________) (______) (______) (_______) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 16. Advisors to S.W.A.T. Units, the FBI, or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (B.A.T.F.) (_____________) (______) (_____) (________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 17. Border Patrol (e.g. prevention of illeagal aliens into U.S. territory.) (______________) (______) (_____) (________) (_______) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion Do you feel that U.S. combat troops under U.S. command should be used in other countries for any of the following UNITED NATIONS missions? 18. Drug enforcement (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 19. Disaster Relief (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 20. Environmental Disaster cleanup (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 21. Peace Keeping (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 22. Nation building (Reconstruct civil government, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system, etc.) (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 23. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing, and clothing) (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion Do you feel that U.S. combat troops should be used in other countries under command of non-U.S. officers appointed by the United Nations for any of the following missions? 24. Drug enforcement (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 25. Disaster relief (e.g. hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes) (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 26. Environmental disaster clean-up (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 27. Peace keeping (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 28. Nation building (Reconstruct civil government, develop public school system, develop or improve public transportation system (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 29. Humanitarian relief (e.g. food and medical supplies, temporary housing and clothing (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 30. Police action (e.g. Korea, Vietnam, but serving under non-U.S. officers) (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion Consider the following statements: 31. The U.S. runs a field training exercise. U.N. combat troops should be allowed to serve in U.S. combat units during these exercises under U.S. command and control. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 32. The UNITED NATIONS runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops under U.S. command and control should serve in U.N. combat units during these exercises. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 33. The UNITED NATIONS runs a field training exercise. U.S. combat troops should serve under U.N. command and control during these exercises. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 34. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions as long as the U.S. has full command and control. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 35. U.S. combat troops should participate in U.N. missions under UNITED NATIONS command and control. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 36. U.S. combat troops should be commanded by U.N. officers and non- commissioned officers (NCOs) at battalion and company levels while performing U.N. missions. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 37. It would make no difference to me to have U.N. soldiers as members of my team. (e.g. fire team, squad, platoon) (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 38. It would make no difference to me to take orders from a U.N. company commander. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 39. I feel the President of the United States has the authority to pass his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief to the U.N. Secretary-General. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 40. I feel there is no conflict between my Oath of Office and serving as a U.N. soldier. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 41. I feel my unit's combat effectiveness would not be affected by performing humanitarian missions for the United Nations. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 42. I feel a designated unit of U.S. combat soldiers should be permanently assigned to the command and control of the United Nations. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 43. I would be willing to volunteer for assignment to a U.S. combat unit under a U.N. commander. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 44. I would like U.N. member countries, including the U.S., to give the U.N. all the soldiers necessary to maintain world peace. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 45. I would swear to the following code: "I am a United Nations fighting person. I serve in the forces which maintain world peace and every nation's way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion 46. The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, tranportation and transfer of all non-sporting firearms. A thirty (30) day amnesty period is permitted for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of citizen groups refuse to turn over their firearms. Consider the following statement: I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. government. (_____________) (_______) (______) (__________) (________) Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Opinion