I was back at the Academy in 2012 for my 20th. The environment there was damn near unrecognizable. I’m not going back for my 25th this month. The place is that far gone from its peak. I can only begin to imagine the damage Obama did over the last 8 years. In fact, between Clinton and Obama, they had 16 of the last 24 to screw the military up.
My ex-BIL graduated in the late senenties. Does LCWB ring any bells? His class wanted that engraved on their rings, and almost got it before someone pulled the plug.
Future wars are going to be fought (and hopefully won) with technology and/or small units of elite soldiers; this government acknowledged that much of the military is just an employer of last resort, and as such a petri dish for social experimentation. When you see a cluster of black women posing at an academy with raised clenched fists, you know these are people who will never serve in combat - in fact, they can never be deployed in any area where real skill/knowledge will play any role.
What were some of the specific ways it had changed? Interested to know.