Sorry, but I'm not buying it. I don't think military service makes anyone more noble or virtuous than anyone else, all things considered. Frankly - and I don't mean any personal insult here - but some of the biggest losers, punks, cowards, and all-around worthless pieces of human garbage that I have known have been people who served in the military, just as veterans have also been some of the best, wisest, and noblest people I've known. Nobility in the human spirit is something you either have, or you don't have, and it exists or doesn't exist because of spiritual choices a person makes, much more than whether that person elects to have their college paid for by Uncle Sam. Quite frankly, I honour and admire a faithful pastor who stands on the Word of God more than I do a military veteran.
...and I think the choice to stand by and watch young women deploy into combat while staying home says a lot about any young man who choses that route. Of course, they are free to chose to do that, but they should not get upset when the choice is pointed out. That is especially true if they later want to put themselves into positions of national leadership.