America will pay a very dear price for this folly, among others.
We already did; we recently lost wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with our “new military”. When they raised the enlistment age to 39 in Guard units, the writing was on the wall: We didn’t have enough troops to fight these wars. I’d imagine it has only gotten worse in the ensuing years; while more people will turn to the military in this horrible economy, many are not the caliber you could send to these places.