I spent 22 years in the United States military, so I'm a pretty strategic level thinker.
We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'
When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.