What is the state of the U.S. military? How can it be improved?

The NY Times reports on some familiar problems with the U.S. military, offering an editorial on some of the solutions.

One particularly dour set of statistics:

Nearly one-fifth of the troops — some 300,000 men and women — have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan reporting post-traumatic stress disorders; only half have sought mental health treatment, in part because many feel it will derail careers, according to a study by the RAND think tank. That leaves countless service members susceptible to depression and suicide.

Check out the whole thing.