The more I read about this fellow, the more concerning I believe his appointment would be.
There have been some great op-eds and articles about Pete Hegseth's nomination, this is one that I crafted to help fill some gaps on his interview.
Besides the unpopularity of the draft in the 60s, is it a general revulsion to war that creates the situation where armed service members get treated poorly or ignored after their service? Specifically in the United States, the younger generation seems increasingly allergic to conflict in the middle east, possibly due to not seeing any meaningful benefit from the wars that went on for pretty much their entire lives.