
The United States military can’t catch a break this year. Failed audits, officials busted in a human trafficking sting, dismal recruitment numbers, and questionable, at best, mission effectiveness have all plagued the Department of Defense as of late.
To add to the list, due to the poking around of journalists at USA Today, allegations of sanctioned day-drinking at one of the premier military units in the world have bubbled up. The same unit that dealt with uncomfortable questions on how it “missed” the detection of spy balloons traversing our skies is now under the microscope again, this time for possibly hitting the hooch during duty hours.