China will cut through the U.S. like a knife through butter.
They have the same problems. Every country does. Even in the Middle East
But China has millions of cannon fodder to throw at the problem. We don’t
The thing that would stop China is armed American snipers in every home
The Military, Army anyway, has been getting softer for decades...perhaps, due to today’s more sedentary youth, the pressure to go soft is greater.
Decades ago, discipline was stronger, non-UCMJ punishments were normally used (punishments like pulling K.P. (kitchen police), etc and getting cussed at by the D.I.’s)...stuff that punk, big city kids could understand but stuff that did not go on their records...so not to screw them up years in the future.
Now, the Military is just a mercenary force, not a military that defends the Country....and there are down sides to being in the military...relatively low pay but long hours and no good means for quitting prior to contract expiration.