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Hang on, I don't want to be protected by a force that reflects society! That's irrelevant to me! I want to be protected by the best that society has to offer.
The point is that you are being protected by the best society has to offer.
If you can at the same time achieve a force mix that reflects society, is that not a good thing? All the academic evidence indicates that diversity improves team performance, so the system should be aiming to attract and select the best individual talent to make up a diverse force.