The military, like us mere taxpaying peasants, are mere tools and servants of the ruling class.
Public service is equated with being a member of the ruling class.
Of course, when the shoe is on the other foot, a mere doofus who nearly killed himself and the men around him by being careless with a grenade is feted as a wounded combat veteran. Can anyone name this former Democrat member of congress and the Clinton administration?
That would be Max Cleland.