According to a routine public opinion poll by Estonia's MOD, 73% of Estonian residents support Estonia’s NATO membership.

90% of those polled consider completing Defence Forces service necessary or completely necessary for young men. The attitude towards evading military service is predominantly negative and the provision of alternative service for young men, who are deemed unfit for compulsory military service, is considered either completely necessary or necessary.

81% of the residents of Estonia consider the Defence Forces a reliable institution, which includes 88% among Estonians and 66% among non-Estonians, respectively. The Defence Forces ranks sixth in the list of twenty-three institutions, used in the poll.