and when was that?
Civil war when you could buy out of the draft for $300 and immigrants fresh off the boat along with conquered southern civilians were impressed for cannon fodder?
WWI when they recruited by saying the war would be like a European vacation?
WWII when they never, never abused prisoners?
Oh wait, I know when you mean. peacetime.
Nothing has changed but your perception. Well, they are probably better now than they have ever been. That's far from perfect but as good or better than most.