Our military is and always has been a reflection of our society.
It may be a reflection of our society, but in no way representative of it; it is not a cross-section of this country (as we had during the draft). The military today is a small core of hard troops surrounded by people who view it as three hots and a cot with money for school at the end of their enlistments.
If I were ISIS or the Taliban I’d be salivating at the prospect of fighting Americans led by the mutants in that West Point photo...