For the German situation in regards to sport and the military, see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsoldat (You might need Google Translate or so, if you don't speak German.)
Where on earth did you get that from?
Armed forces are definitely not a big deal, in fact there's hardly any mention of them in public discourse, no parades or events involving the military, you hardly see them except occasionally you'll see soldiers going to their training on weekends on the train since Switzerland has national service.
There's also very little jingoism or mention of historical military activities. Really, hardly at all. And that's a good thing, and as far as I can tell that's how the Swiss like it.