The Army has been broken for quite some time, and it’s not because of money.
One of the funniest things I saw were all the Officers who brown-nosed their way up the ranks then turn around and say, “Where did all these brown-nosers come from?”.
“Maybe you shoulda made ‘em smarter instead of faster.” - Gary Busey from the movie SOLDIER.
That accounts for nearly all in the Pentagon. Way too many in any company , department, or business who just nose brown all the way and then think they are better than others.
Was a time when you did your work and you were noticed and rewarded, now people are rewarded on how they suck up or who they sleep with.