When we sustain unnecessary mission failures, some will have the courage to identify the root cause.
When victory is necessary for survival, the truth will out.
The last time the USA really fought for its life, or, its UNION, was the Civil War. The literal hundreds of thousands who died, due to US generals incompetency was atrocious. This was also BEFORE all the PC nonsense. The reason the Confederacy held on so long was due to the competence of her military commanders.
Next time we fight a war for survival, I expect MORE incompetence than found on the USA side in the Civil War. Promoting leaders for anything other than real quality of leadership, will do that.