An interesting perspective that people in the military have that civilians don't is that the president is also the commander in chief.
Even if you don't respect the person, you still respect the role.
And this is someone who can send you to war. You can't get any more serious of a link.
I have never heard this. Apparently we get our news from different sources. Did I miss anything, or are my filters working properly?
The military has rules of professional conduct which help establish a non-toxic culture. "Respect the role" flows from that. When you're given orders, you're not going to make a personal judgement on the president. You're going to do your job. A toxic culture could cost lives.
The military can be a strange world for people who have never served.
[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
The pizzagate thing is related to QAnon as well, something of a prototype of it.
Edit: regarding the "sending you to war" cough ..Saddam-weapons of mass destruction.. (???)(rings any bells??) cough