Dishonest post. It wasn't a poll of the military, it was a poll of subscribers to the Military Times Group, a demographic that is overwhelming older, white, male, and self-selected to like the Gannett semi-tabloid newspapers.
Being a veteran, I recognize Obama's competance as CIC. I'm also repulsed at the way the weakling conservatives so often try to hide behind the skirts of the military. And I don't do the military-worship thing so common in conservative chickenhawks. A military opinion is no more valid than any other, and only scary authoritarian type minds think military opinions are superior.
"Being a veteran..." What did you do, four years? Six? Where'd you serve, the chow hall?
I'm a veteran, many of my friends, acquaintances, associates, and co-workers are veterans and I will vouch that you DO NOT speak for the majority. Obama is about as competent as CIC as he is as POTUS. That is, totally incompetent, clueless, and worthy of contempt. Your hero is a coward.