Guys, things started on a downhill slide in the 1970's, at least from my limited perspective. That's when the USAF (and, I assume, the other service branches) started holding mandatory "sensitivity" training sessions- - - - -which was a thinly disguised effort to make excuses for what should have been unacceptable, antisocial behavior on the part of certain ethnic groups. Basically, we were told to try to ignore rude, disruptive behavior by a few of our peers, and never- - - -EVER- - - - -confront them, under the threat of a "less than honorable" discharge that would follow us around for the rest of our lives. Once the US military took the first few steps down that slippery slope, morale, and to some extent, combat readiness, took a series of hits that continues to this day.
Jerry
