When did we become an Army of 'Compliance'?

When I was a Soldier and young NCO, leaders were groomed to be strong-willed, free thinking, independent and caring for the mission and their subordinates. What happened?? Today's generation of leaders (around the SFC/1SG for NCOs and from CPT/MAJ down for officers) seem to have been groomed to simply comply with orders from higher, as if that has become the one and only true measure of success. Is this the type of leader that will seek out and engage the enemy on the battlefield, or is this the type to wait until ordered to do so? More likely of a scenario, this is the leader that will blindly follow the directive of "the boss", without giving him/her the whole picture, thereby failing them the opportunity to make an informed decision...or the type of leader that will only focus their efforts on the priorities of the next higher Commander, with no other emphasis put on what they should know to be right.

I see this every day... I see it in staff NCOs that throw data on slides with no regard to the accuracy of the reporting. I see it in staff officers that will blast FRAGOs and taskings out to subordinate units with no regard given to the capabilities of the unit being tasked. I see it in our young Commanders and even in some younger Field Grade Officers that will jump on every statement made by the higher command as if it's pure gospel apparently without any additional thought given.

Am I jaded, or do any of you see this path our organization is headed down?