Yes, the author is former military with an axe to grind...
Military service for people like “it” is an even more egregious insult to what the military stands for.
For people like “it”, John Kerry, and McCain, their military service means nothing but traitorous betrayal to me. It means far worse than nothing.
For the same reason, any Democrat or Leftist, even if they served at some point in any way, has invalidated any default respect I would wish to give them.
Like the despicable Tulsi Gabbard who some people fawn over, they have chosen a side, and that side is a domestic enemy of this Republic.