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Not entirely true.
A-10 is 250 below 10K. F-16, F-15A/B/C/E, F-18, etc. . .300kts below 10K. (Flight dynamics of high performance jets require a higher airspeed and operate at that speed. . .heck the SR-71 had is pattern speed around 350kts.
Point of order: Mil jets can operate outside FAA regs as long as the mil regs say so, and the military issues aeronautical ratings to the aircrew/pilots, the FAA does not (can take a written exam and be handed an FAA ticket if you want to do that), and the military certifies its own aircraft/jets as airworthy (the FAA does not issue them for mil aircraft).