Sure thing.
I'm a military veteran and damned proud of it. But I temper that with the knowledge that the usage of the military is not the answer to every question, rather it should be the last resort of last resorts. A military needs to maintain a forward presence to foster goodwill in other countries - by that I mean the U.S. presence in Europe and NATO as well as U.S. Navy ships doing port calls in other countries, not just putting boots down in every country we have natural resource interests in.
That said, judicious usage of military power is unfortunately the only way to deal with many situations. Take the latest instances of piracy in the Horn of Africa, for example. Also, the reason why I bring up the BMD issue is because a company I have applied with works very closely with them. Now, I would love it if indiscriminate ballistic weaponry was done away with overnight but let's be realistic. That's not going to happen - ever. And as long as those weapons are out there, there had better the hell be people that know how to defeat them. Sometimes preserving peace means the other guy knows that your sword is sharper than his and you ain't afraid to use it.
I'd say we've just about exhausted the derail for this thread. If you want to take this up in another thread, I'd be more than happy to contribute.