Pre mid 70s it was so much easier to be in the military. That was before PC, before CRT, before LGBTQ, before the military became a test lab for the civilian population supported by congress. If you had to get in someone's crap over their performance, you didn't have to worry about apologizing because you hurt someone's feelings. Things were done in a certain way and that was all there was to it. Everyone knew how they had to act and if they didn't and got caught, it was their fault, not the fault of the person who nailed them. I'm not saying things couldn't or didn't change, but if they did, you were expected to follow instructions. There weren't rules for males and "exceptions" for everyone else. Women came aboard during the summer in the late 70s but not out to sea. LGBTQ people, especially gays, started becoming more open but not as far as being "active" and making demands. The CO ran the show, not in coordination with every group who thought they were being slighted, even though everyone else did it the same way. Today's military is a woke complainer's paradise and a true nightmare for those who want to serve the country.