Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
Personally I am angry the ranting of of old guys who are furious that the military doesn’t represent society exactly like they remember the 1950’s is distracting everyone from the real issue, the lack of government will to adequately resource the military and the expectations that they must do more and more with less and less. This dynamic is why most Western militaries have senior leaders that are bean counter yes men, not war fighters.
The trouble is, that philosophy is prevalent everywhere, not just in the military, so trying to remove it from just the military is a hopeless task as much as everyone with an ounce of common sense would like it to be. Its endemic throughout every facet of civilian life.