The military continues its transformation. Not long ago, America’s armed services were thought of as home to the hardened — veterans (affectionately?) spoke of their tough-as-nails drill sergeants, and a common comment on troubled teens was, “The Army will straighten them out.” But these days, the jagged edges of the four branches look to be getting sanded. At the same time, America’s racial virtue has been reversed — whereas colorblindness was once reckoned as righteous, Americans are now being educated on the wrong of not noticing race: So goes “antiracism,” which decries the error of “I don’t care if you’re white black, yellow, green, or purple.”