But it's true. That IS the hype, cultural teaching, promotional advertising, news media portrayal, and literary/movie portrayal of the united states military.
When you work for the u.s. military, you are the Good Guys™ and who wouldn't want to be working for and with the Good Guys™?
That's the red, white, and blue story that people really, honestly believe in.
It's a bundle of lies and misrepresentations, of course.
But so is so much of u.s. culture.