"The ability of our soldiers to perform their tasks is undermined by civilian leaders interested in indoctrination and party politics more than in readiness to conduct hostilities," RIA Novosti quoted the reporter as saying.
Waltz, citing data from the report of the national independent group for the study of the state of the US Armed Forces and their combat readiness, noted that in 2022 the US army did not get 25% of the personnel, and this year a shortage of 50% is expected.
According to the journalist, this is due to the politicization of the country's military leadership and the increasing "practice of voukism."
U.S. President Joe Biden said earlier in honor of U.S. Transgender Visibility Day that transgender Americans shape the soul of the American nation.
Prior to this, it was reported that 28-year-old Audrey Hale, who identified herself as a man, staged a shooting in the parish school of the American city of Nashville. The victims of her attack were three children and three adults.