The military has a problem of its own creation.
I retired in 2013 after 28.5 years in the United States Navy. I'm proud of that. I'm honored and humbled that my Retirement Certificate is signed by President Obama.
During the tumult of the past 4 years, I've watched with a sense of certainty and faith that our country would be OK.
My bride often would get agitated with me, because she felt I wasn't taking the threat seriously enough.
"What if he declares Martial Law"?
"Who is going to stop him"?
"The military is on his side"
"You don't know what the military might do".
As I told my love then, and as I hope to tell folks now, I have faith and belief in the people that are serving. I honestly know in my heart that for every "general" Flynn in the military, there are 50 Admiral Mullen's, Admiral Stavrides', General Honore's, General Powell's and Admiral Goodwins.
That is true. It's always been true. But, even one Flynn is one too many.
Another misconception is that the military is a monolith of knucklegragging conservative wingnuts. My experience is that is not the case.
What I saw was wingnuttery at a senior level, but as you went down the ranks, there was simply a slice of America. Liberals, conservatives, moderates, nihilists, and a lot of folks that just don't give a craps who is in charge, but want common sense and good government.
I, and my fellow leaders have to take some blame for any brainwashing of the military.
How many years did I go into any military facility. Gym, Medical or Dental Waiting Room, Chief's Mess, Wardroom, Admin Shop, ID Card Lab, etc., and see nothing but TVs tuned to Faux News 24/7?
How did I say nothing when Armed Forces Radio was required to blast Limbaugh or Hannity? Because some senior officer, or some dipshit Chief Petty Officer bitched and moaned that they needed these shows for "balance"? As if there is some type of equivolence between CBS News and Rush?
The bottom line is that the leadership of the military remained silent while racist propaganda was forcefed to the troops.
You cannot blast Limbaugh or Faux News repeatedly, and then be shocked or surprised that there were veterans storming the Nations Capitol.
I will also say this about the military. We are pretty good about fixing things when we put our efforts to it.
Seditious propaganda must be removed from every military installation and ship. It has no place in the military.
Folks will scream and cry about "censorship", but the good thing is, the military doesn't need to give a damn about that.
Like my old Master Chief used to say; "people in hell want ice water.
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For your service & insights!
I wonder who made the decision(s) to use psy ops on iur military?
What you have shared about real patriots is a belief I humg on to with no confirmation, just a gut sense.
Ty! 
but have friends and family that served. My perception is the same as yours, that the military basically reflects the society at large. I too believe the vast majority of service people, liberal or conservative, are honorable and wouldn’t consider turning against our great country. Our task now is to root out that small minority of right wing extremists who would use their military experience to accomplish their seditious goals. Btw, thank you for your service, sir, and I appreciate your views on this subject. 
both your service -- and the commentary and analysis you offer on the current state. I think you have really nailed it in that the vast majority of or service people remain absolutely steadfast and loyal -- and that the institutions themselves have not always done a great job in "policing" the grounds. Hopefully this can be recognized and addressed expeditiously.
Have to add a caveat here. It is inherently hard, and perhaps impossible, for an institution to police itself for radical, backward and seditious attitude among its ranks -- when "wing-nuttery" is routinely espoused as mainstream political thought outside the ranks. i.e., In order to turn off the Rush Limbaugh spigot -- you have to first identify Rush as a nut job -- and a danger to public order. And by extension, when you have a Commander in Chief that is blathering "stolen election" .... Not sure who has the responsibility for, or is even capable of, making this call.
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