Niven or Pournelle (can’t remember which) said, “a country that despises its army will soon have a despicable army.” The situation we have now is not quite the same because the country as a whole still loves our Army, but our elected leadership despises it, and treats it with contempt.
It must be incredibly hard to stay motivated, patriotic, and willing to defend God and country when the very people you are sworn to obey unquestionably do none of the above. If this PFC had genuine top-down leadership, she might be more willing to do the bottom-up loyalty thing. As it stands now, why should she?
A very valid point.