At what point does military worship become dangerous?

[Major Nikon]

66. You never had much of a case to begin with

It's entirely possible to respect members of the military and not respect the military industrial complex.

I respect people in the military just like I respect people who work at McDonalds. It's hard work for low pay, and although the benefits are considerably better in the military, the working conditions aren't. The occupational death rate for the military is nearly double what it is for the rest of the country and that doesn't include combat deaths. Even more telling is the occupational injury rate which is astronomical compared to the rest of the country, and you're talking about people who are in the prime of their life for the most part. So you look at how many veterans we have with physical and mental disabilities, homelessness, joblessness, and poverty, all of which are higher than the rest of the population and most people tend to offer them a bit of respect, YMMV.

Frankly those who tend to lean towards the worship side are the same people who tend to vote for people who screw veterans at every given opportunity, so it's really nothing more than faux worship to begin with. They worship the killing and the bloodlust more than they worship the military members themselves who they really could give a shit about when it comes down to it.