Note that "well-administered for a military, but not well-administered in absolute terms" can be a feature rather than a bug, as long as the military is able to

Note that "well-administered for a military, but not well-administered in absolute terms" can be a feature rather than a bug, as long as the military is able to attract and utilize better human capital in times of trouble. I agree that our military has room for improvement, but I think it's fine that our most effective generalist administrators tend to be uninterested in the military when there are no dire threats.