Now the army has to conform to political correctness. The sexes have to be regarded as 'equal' in the sense of 'identical'. Put simply, service in the armed forces has lost its appeal for many traditional men. The sexes have always enjoyed their own company but these days only women are allowed to enjoy the luxury of it. That some exist due to lack of interest from girls is purely fortuitous.
Officers have to concern themselves with soldiers' baby sitting needs.
Soldiers are encouraged to air their personal grievances which must lower morale and affect decision-making. The fact that people are leaving in droves proves something is very wrong. Unfortunately, political correctness will ensure nobody dares to speak the truth. During Desert Storm, the equivalent of a light infantry division of women couldn't deploy with their units or had to return from the desert because their baby sitters went AWOL or they'd gotten pregnant. But then Specialist Flake asked me if she had to take that 'pointy sticky thing that goes on my gun' when she went to the M-16 rifle range.