Considering that most of the personnel are draftees, that's not a surprise. The question is - how do the region's other defense establishments compare with the TNG?
Indonesia stands out in SE Asia. And they have shifted in their military buildup do to the Chinese advance in the South China Sea. They have competent forces, and their Kopassus is the real deal.
We had a fine military made up of conscripts that handled the type of combat our current military could never handle: Pusan, Tet, The Bulge, etc. The U.S. Army couldn’t handle a Tet offensive or a Bulge...too many females in the ranks incapable of fighting as infantry.