Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey: 2024 summary
Published 23 May 2024
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This statistical release provides results from the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) 2024, along with results from previous years. Statistics from AFCAS are used by both internal Ministry of Defence (MOD) teams and external bodies to inform the development of policy and measure the impact of decisions affecting personnel, including major programmes such as the Armed Forces Covenant.Β
Key Points and Trends
| 32% | Percentage of personnel satisfied with the rate of basic pay in 2024.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This is unchanged since last year, but down 13 percentage points since 2021. Satisfaction remains well below the peak level reported in 2010 (52%).ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 58% | Percentage of personnel that rate their Service morale as βlowβ� in 2024.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This has increased for the third year in a row, up 16 percentage points since 2021.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 28% | Percentage of personnel living in Service Family Accommodation satisfied with the responses to requests for maintenance/repair work in 2024.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | An increase of 10 percentage points since 2023 but remains well below peak reported in 2014 (46%).ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 40% | Percentage personnel satisfied with their Service life in general this year.ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This is unchanged since last year, remaining at its lowest reported level.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 60% | Percentage of personnel planning to stay in the Services this year. | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This is unchanged since 2022, five percentage points lower than the peak reported in 2021.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 38% | Percentage of personnel satisfied with pension benefits in 2024.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This has fallen two years in a row, down five percentage points since 2022.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | 12% | Percentage of personnel indicating they have been subject to bullying, harassment and discrimination in a Service environment in the last twelve months.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
| ΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | This is unchanged since this question was first asked in 2015.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΒ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ | ΜύΜύ |
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