And our best performers were elevated into leadership positions, and our poorer performers were relegated or pushed out altogether. And that's what it's supposed to look like in a fighting force. And just over time, you started to see Political prerogatives being pushed from the top weren't focused on standards or accountability or meritocracy or lethality, but on sort of social, just politically correct priorities. that wanted to make the military look a lot more like civilian society. And there was, as the book lays out, Mike, you know, there was a role the military has played in, say, racial integration. (39:25–39:44)
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