This isn’t the first time in history a left-wing elite has tried to drive conservatives out of the armed forces. France saw something similar — with dire consequences.
The American military is in crisis. Recruitment is down overall, impairing readiness. Lack of interest from conservative demographics is driving much of the decline. Within the ranks, the departure of right-leaning officers and servicemen put off by vaccine mandates and left-wing political trainings has shifted the military’s composition left at the expense of service quality.
