I say this as someone who never served and quite honesty would have been reticent to do so, military service used to be more a common experience for young men and I think that’s a factor.
I emphatically oppose conscription but it’s to hard deny American men used to be tougher and military service was a big reason why.
Add to that the scourge of feminism polluting our culture along with liberalism in general, video games taking the place of sports for most kids, parents and teachers telling kids to tattle rather than stand up and fight bullies, and the fact that life is just plain easier nowadays, and you don’t exactly have the recipe for “tough”.
Would King George win today?
I was in the navy for 21 years (11 on active duty and 10 in the reserves). I served near Baghdad for six months. I think that only people, who want to join, should do so. If people, who don’t want to join, are required to join, some of those people won’t do their jobs well, since they don’t want to be there. That will affect their co-workers.