The way we are in bad shape militarily can be found in defense depots & readiness. After our nation's longest war a lot of equipment is worn out and in need of refurbishment/replacement.
After an unsustainable op tempo of deployment's to Iraq & Afghanistan personnel are worn out. Example, a close relative has been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan & now in support of our actions against ISIS in the five years since I swore them into their Reserve unit. Reserve, not active! This has affected their civilian career negatively. To sustain the tactical side of the house the strategic has been neglected. The triad and nuclear weapons need to be modernized. I know of one guy flying the type of aircraft (B-52) their grandfather flew as a test pilot when it first came out! Yes, we have spent an enormous amount on defense. That's why a President Trump wrote he will press NATO allies to chip in their fair share (2% of GDP. Several do not & we've been picking up the slack, unfairly, for decades! Then we can get the troops what is needed like defensive software such as SFOR's mobile trust. I love it here! I helped stand guard against the USSR while in SAC. I would not love it in Russia because my east European family lost their farm to communist collectivization and my grandmother's niece in a forced labor camp.
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