Military morale/ It may take years to fully tackle the problems

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he is worried about low morale in today's military and believes it may take years to fully tackle the problems affecting the overall mindset and outlook of the force.

"This is as important as anything. I have tried to make that as big a priority as we have in this building, with all our commanders, with all our people all over the world," Hagel said in a Jan. 21 interview with Military Times in his Pentagon office.

"After those 13 years of war, what has happened is, various parts of the institution ... have worn down, have been strained and under considerable stress and you need to pay attention to that."

Hagel worries about morale in today's force