probably because they are more likely to have involved parents. so the answer to your question is it's not a good comparison.
do you ever modernize your office? do you ever upgrade your compute equipment? do you ever upgrade your xray machine?
this is just one branch's assessment. i agree there is also lots of waste and that needs to be addressed. clearly.
http://index.heritage.org/military/2016/assessments/us-military-power/us-navy/Edited by blake1771 at 18:11:29 on 03/16/17