Go to the source that you first tried to use and look at the various definitions offered.
As far as the bizarre descriptions of military service and active duty that you think are real, they aren’t.
You don’t make sense, but you are obsessed with rambling on with your weird personal ideas about the military and military service.
Again you need to look in the mirror. You know the truth... not all people who have been members of the military have been created equal or deserve the same type of recognition. You have let leftist idealism cloud your judgement.
I come from a military family, my wife comes from a military family, most of our close friends have been in the military. The one who has weird ideas is you.