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I’m not American, so their apolitical stance within your system is sort of irrelevant to me. Their effect on the world is very much not apolitical.
They follow the orders of a civilian government, nothing more, nothing less.
That’s what apolitical means for the military, which is what our military is doing.
What it means for a military to be political is if the soldiers and officers start publicly supporting or denouncing various politicians on political bases. Trying to intrude on civilian government kind of stuff.
Hate to say this but military unit cultures can shift incredibly quickly. All it takes is for a few pirate Eddie Gallagher types to get put in charge and the tide shifts instantaneously.
Let’s say pirate Trump neofascist loyalists get selected to lead 15-20% of units. There will be a tidal shift in the willingness to disobey or ignore illegal orders or simply turn a blind eye to illegal and immoral conduct. It’s quite depressing and terrifying how quickly loyalty to moral behavior falls apart especially with military populations that already attract many of the most susceptible to extremist ideologies.
That’s why I hope things won’t go that way since there’s a real possibility of that happening…
Oh well.