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why do you think soldiers and other military personnel are appreciated more than policemen/law enforcement?

Police have more freedom to do what they want and get a bad rep for being corrupt. And they can arrest you. But they are also in the line of fire sometimes just like their counterparts, and its often random and unexpected. But not all cops are corrupt.
Military personnel usually have strict rules to follow with direct orders and while there is some mischief that goes on in the service (happens in every organization), for the most part there is not much room for corruption. Many of them are also in the line of fire, but in their specific jobs its usually expected, yet sometimes still random if that makes sense. Generally, they cant arrest you. But many military personnel never enter combat.

I appreciate both to be honest. But do YOU appreciate one over the other? Why do you think most people will generally praise soldiers, but not police officers?

Military personnel are mostly praised and honored favorably in the media. The public ha little one no direct contact with them and on occasions when they do, it is almost alway a neutral experience or better. Their service i usually voluntary. This also look very positive.

Now police are almost always chastised in the media. When the public i in direct contact with an officer it is not usually favorable (tickets, noise complaints, loose dog ect.). They choose their position. This makes them out to appear arrogant bullie. Never concerned for the community.

Soldier are actually serving their country. Police are serving their egos.

Because no one like authority figures such as cops.

Military members have no civilian authority and therefore are not a threat.

First off, we(USA) are the only country to romanticize military members like we do, after the way Vietnam vets were treated, we a a country decided to "support the troops". Second, Cop in this country are thugs sponsored by their own communities, the people they are supposed to be protecting, they terrorize. Im in my last contract year with the Army and I cant stand when civilians try and put me on a pedestal, soldiers are as big of a$$hole a everyone in the civilian sector.

Because we keep the commi scum overseas and never allowing it to come to our front door.

Because soldiers you sign up for your country and saying you will die for it and that they are better because they get more training and go threw gruesome training to get in and it also says you will go to war anytime needed and military is highly respected over law enforcement because they do more and their lives are more in danger than cops

Premise: Service Members are appreciated more than Police/Law enforcement.

Question: Why?

Answer: One is measured as greater than the other.

Police Officers are Civil Servants, they are Civilians. They used to be bound to an Oath to protect and serve, unfortunately they are no longer required to do so. A police officer cannot be held legally responsible for protecting you or failing to do so...therefor they cannot be required to do so, therefor whether or not they protect you from the evils in our society will depend on random variables but most likely have nothing to do with your well being. Police are law enforcement, they force the law upon the citizens and sometimes non-citizens of this country and they are entitled to do so violently if they so deem necessary.

Military Personnel are Uniformed Service Members, not civilians. There is a distinct and clear cut line between us, one that cannot be seen and is rarely discussed. We are different in most ways than the general public but still have few similarities to your average Man or Woman. We are servants by definition, we serve the people of the United States. We operate under the pretense that we may die for a greater good or we may die for one another but in the end...if it is necessary then our death is an acceptable trade for Freedom, the life of another, or the good of all. This is where you find the distinct difference between Police and the Military. The Police struggle to do their job and stay alive where as the Military struggle to do whatever is demanded of them while staying alive until it is time to die.

In short: "No Greater Love" is why the Military is appreciated more than Police.