The leadership of some parts of the military is being decimated, and further cuts are being threatened by the defense secretary. This will shake the confidence and raise questions amongst the rest of the military such that it's performance will suffer - the extent of this won't be known until it's tested though.
Deploying US military might towards a previous ally or even just non-traditional enemy state might get sideways glances from those who have to get their boots on the ground.
If any group have questions about their leadership they will under perform their potential. Military training 'breeds out' such independent thought, but it can't do it completely due to the human factor.
The bad orange man has 3 years left tops. U.S. military power and the ability to project it anywhere, rapidly, and practically Indefinitely will not go from being comically ahead of everyone else to anywhere approaching touchable in that time.
Deploying US military might towards a previous ally or even just non-traditional enemy state might get sideways glances from those who have to get their boots on the ground.
If any group have questions about their leadership they will under perform their potential. Military training 'breeds out' such independent thought, but it can't do it completely due to the human factor.