Unfortunately the military is the most trusted institution in the US. Why I don't understand? People will scream about reducing military spending but scream abo

Unfortunately the military is the most trusted institution in the US. Why I don't understand? People will scream about reducing military spending but scream about increase in other things. Its funny however since most people in the US are against the wars now also. The numbers on this are pretty paradoxical. The majority of people want the wars to end but also keep up military spending.