The standards have already been lowered. Lloyd Austin is SecDef and General Milley is still not standing in front of a firing squad. Our best troops are being purged from the ranks.
They will have to reinstate the draft, hole remedial boot camps to get the fatsos in shape, then send them to boot camp.
From "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer. This novel remains a part of the Army War College curriculum. Unfortunately, there is a growing movement, starting in the Pentagon, to minimize the importance of the Sam Damons.
Sam Damon was a goal constantly out of reach. You just couldn't achieve all that Sam represented. The closest I think came was during the last few ARTEPs I participated in: 3 as a Platoon Leader, 1 as an Executive Officer (wore a second hat as a Motor Officer), and 1 as a Battalion S-4.
It's only because I had the "game" down, i.e. knowing what the evaluators were looking for. Unfortunately, I had a Battery Commander who was a great staff officer and never should have been allowed near soldiers.