Third of Armed Forces spouses say society doesn't respect them The MoD's annual families attitude survey found 29 per cent of spouses rejected the idea that they felt respected by society at large. The survey of more than 5,300 Armed Forces families looks at how they are supported by the services and how they rate housing, health and education. More than half of spouses of service personnel said that the impact on family life was the biggest downside to being married into the military, followed by their partner's deployments. Families also appeared unimpressed by the Government's Armed Forces Covenant pledge that the nation has a moral obligation to recognize the sacrifices of members of the forces and their families. More than half said they had never heard of it. But the annual survey found satisfaction had grown with the amount of support families were getting before, during and after overseas deployments. The survey results were published as defence chiefs acknowledge that spending cuts and uncertainty have undermined morale in the Armed Forces and caused an increase in the numbers wanting to quit. The third wave of Army job cuts announced earlier this year were 40 per cent oversubscribed by soldiers wanting to take redundancy packages and quit.