I would argue that that is exactly what is happening. Good, experienced warfighters get to a point in their career where they realize they can make 2-3x what t

I would argue that that is exactly what is happening. Good, experienced warfighters get to a point in their career where they realize they can make 2-3x what they do now in an environment with less toxic leadership. The ones that stay in become those toxic leaders. We've lost tons of institutional knowledge post-GWOT. Imagine if we'd've shut down our factories, alienated our allies, and not put all those vets to work after WWII. That is what's happening now.