Going to read it a second time before any real analysis, but the author’s one observation stood out to me concerning a non-military CV:
Antique Anglo-American society—organized around community “mustering”—was culturally equipped to fight civil wars. Today’s screen-absorbed Millennials are not. So what?
Go to a Walmart. Say it was a 50/50 split in whose side they are on. 5in10 on one side, the remaining 5 on the other side.
How many of them could, carrying ammo, gear and rifle, sprint 100yrds, take up a field position and hit a 12inch (taking into account the average overweight/obese American) target at 100yrds?