Venereal disease has long been recoginzed as a major cause of non-battle military noneffectiveness.
During World War One, the VD rate for the US Army was 87 cases per 1,000 men per year (far higher than the French Army rate).
During World War Two, the VD rate decreased to 49 cases per 1,000 men per year.
During the Korean War, the VD rate increased to 146 cases per 1,000 men per year.
During the Vietnam War, the VD rate increased to 325 cases per 1,000 men per year.
Hmmmmmm
"Dirty Little Secrets of WWII"
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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