Understaffed and under pressure, America’s military may not be up to the job. We may be getting a service that can’t meet the demands America’s interventionist leadership will put on it.
The Navy and the Army are both offering “prep courses” so more recruits can meet already low standards. This might work for physical fitness, but intelligence? The AP gave a positive spin on the story of Daysia Holiday, a black girl who failed the academic test three times, before a prep course helped her finally pass. “I still want to try to do Green Beret,” she said. “And, I want to do other courses — airborne and stuff like that. And I want to also try to become an officer.”
The New York Post’s call these prep camps “boot camps without the yelling,” but recruits eventually go...