Correct. I always laugh when the 'military is socialism' argument is used to justify that socialism for the entirety would 'work' too.
It works because free peoples through their government 'choose' to fund it for their common protection. It works because it is funded to the level needed to maintain that (at least in other administrations). And, this 'group' funding works because the size (population) is a small subset of the total.
When you try this on a national level, there are no other sugar daddies out there to fund what else is needed. It just does NOT work - history has shown that over and over and over again.
Well ... Hmm
Sugar daddies?
The military is the antithesis of a feminine manipulator
It does not exist without self reliant hard working people in it top to bottom and support people
The military does not give up its virtue in order to exist.
Of course it takes money. It works hard and dangerous