CAIRO — Sudan’s military on Friday retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting.

It is a sad story with a redeemable end but heralds a new norm in the U.S. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continue to hold that diversity and the military don’t go hand in hand.

Joining the military can be an exciting and life-changing experience. There are a lot of reasons young men and women across the United States show an interest in the Armed Forces. Some have a ...