You have to wonder if they are really THAT out of touch,or just following the orders of their "woke" West Point graduate officers.
Unit cohesion is the most basic of all things in the military,and it MUST start at the lowest level and work it's way to the top. The privates MUST be able to respect the integrity and the knowledge of their unit NCO's or it is a lost cause.
The next step is to teach them to respect the officers in their command,and once again,nobody can do that BUT the officers in that company.
If you treat them like fools,they will act like fools. If you treat them like competent soldiers and show them respect WHEN THEY EARN IT,they will act like competent soldiers.
It's called "leadership". I undersrtand that is a new concept to the NCO's and officers in today's army,but you would be shocked to see how well it works.