under the changes imposed by Obama. The present day military has been forcefully subjected to diversity goals by both the Obama and Biden administrations with the erroneous propaganda which claims that diversity makes for a stronger force. This is naivete to the utmost and has led o the destruction of the warrior ethos. From the link:
"That study challenged the notion that the private sector opportunities encouraged people to leave the Army, finding that 82 percent of respondents who had left military service did so due to “frustration with military bureaucracy” (including the Soviet-style central planning personnel system); 90 percent believed many top officers would remain if the system was more meritocratic."
Take a look at the front line of recruits with 5 of 7 being female and then think about their roll in combat.
Don't kid yourself, the recruitment problems have worsened:
https://sputniknews.com/20220627/us-armed-forces-struggle-to-meet-2022-recruiting-goals-across-all-branches---reports-1096731252.html
Link: https://mwi.usma.edu/not-economy-army-missed-recruitment-goals/#:~:text=In%202018%20the%20US%20Army%20failed%20to%20meet,that%20misses%20an%20important%20opportunity%20for%20the%20Army.