The Military Has Earned the respect to be at the table of governmental policy decisions

I think one thing that stands out in my on-the-job education in the realm of governmental matters is that the military is a co-equal partner in deciding how to run the government.

Military high echelon are today well-educated and versed in all aspects of governmental operations and design of public policy plans.  It is essential that their point of view be expressed at the President's Cabinet level, for instance. 

The duties of running the military have been greatly expanded, too.  In a profound sense, they are entrusted to preserve and protect and distribute the country's assets, including money, minerals, and property owned by those inhabitants of  land within its boundaries.  Moreover, should questions and disputes arise among the citizenry that cannot easily be resolved through political and judicial systems of the government, the military must see to it that order and stability is maintained in the nation.

I leave it to military historians to describe the many times that the military has demonstrated its loyalty to a nation and its constitution.