DEI strikes again. No wonder the US military can’t get many to voluntreer5. Apparently, the military generally is similar to a burning outhouse pit.
Rather, it all comes down to how much money is allocated to the military - right now, we expect miracles by giving them only 3% of the GDP.
During WWII, the military got 40% for reference.
The number of defense contractors and shipyards have shrunk by a similar percentage.
Skills, like making hardened steel for Navy ships’ hulls and ice breakers, are long forgotten - lost as part of various ‘peace dividends’ and de-milling efforts.
As skills and money was lost, so the quality of the military personnel shrunk.