I retired in December of 05 from the 189th Attack Helicopter Bat with M-60 door guns and if push come to shove, they would be on our side.
I believe that statement will not hold true indefinitely. The military is being systematically altered; and the goal is not readiness for *external* conflict.
Seven years is a long time. Add four more of Obama and it will be a lifetime. You can turn over a large portion of the active duty personnel in eleven years. Factor into that the career commissioned that are be driven out in order to be replaced with PC types. A process started by the Clintons.