We obviously can do both but it would be nice if some of that military admiration got transferred to teachers. TBH I can think of more teachers who have inspired me than vets and bear in mind I’m named after my grandfather, a vet but my teachers were everyone from people who are younger than I am now being an almost big brother/sister type influence to older professors who lived some of the history we discussed or met and were on friendly terms with the authors whose work we read.