I like how you think 1 stupid political appointment by an old hair sniffer to a junior position in an agency represents the whole world outside of Russia. lol.
It's also at the General level, which has always been an American weakness. Its why our army relies so much on NCO's and delegation of command, while Generals have historically made plans little more complicated than "Advance in this direction and kill anything that looks at you funny." Which is why US Generals tend to stand out when they do something other than that (see: Grant, Bradley, Patton, Schwarzkopf, Mattis, etc).
As for the actual soldiers and NCO's, I can say this: I live near a military base. I see soldiers around town all the time. And you want to know what they are? They are still the same corn-fed, beef-eating, "Sounds like something a soy-cuck would say", gun-nut loving Americans they have always been.
Let the Generals become fools. They havent really mattered to our military ability.
It's also at the General level, which has always been an American weakness. Its why our army relies so much on NCO's and delegation of command, while Generals have historically made plans little more complicated than "Advance in this direction and kill anything that looks at you funny." Which is why US Generals tend to stand out when they do something other than that (see: Grant, Bradley, Patton, Schwarzkopf, Mattis, etc).
As for the actual soldiers and NCO's, I can say this: I live near a military base. I see soldiers around town all the time. And you want to know what they are? They are still the same corn-fed, beef-eating, "Sounds like something a soy-cuck would say", gun-nut loving Americans they have always been.
Let the Generals become fools. They havent really mattered to our military ability.
Unfortunately above a certain rank, most people in the US military act more like politicians than anything.