Let's face it, the royal guard/military is the same way. They were all captured in the Changeling invasion, they let their princess be captured by nightmare moon, couldn't find a bird in a small town and were out witted by an overactive mare and her animal loving friend who is the shiest filly you'll ever meet, did nothing when discord escaped, were no where to be found when spike was ripping ponyville apart (except for the failed attempt by the wonderbolts), did nothing when parasprites were ravaging TWO towns... The only one who did anything worth mentioning is Shining Armor. Who created a barrier and aided in the expulsion of the invaders. Oh and successfully kept FS out of the get together that she was invited to and point spears at twilight when she was going to see her brother....