There’s no context here. The article makes it sound like the troops have been sitting in barracks for six months. Which is not the case.
No, they haven’t been sitting in the barracks.
They’ve been attending sensitivity training about homophobia, gay acceptance, Christian hate groups, norming combat standards for women, and diversity.
Welcome to the newly re-educated Army — ready to fight domestic, right wing hate groups rather than foreign enemies.
Ugh