Re: military loyalty. There are commanders that engender great respect and loyalty (and, of course, those who don't). By and large, though, they just "pass through" your career. It's planned that way. It keeps a commander from gathering too many followers. Trump has no military experience (and it shows). He has no loyalty to subordinates. I wouldn't expect many to support him.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich