I'll agree with that (four year military veteran here). You serve your country by striving to make it better. I guess to me patriotism isn't telling everyone

I'll agree with that (four year military veteran here). You serve your country by striving to make it better. I guess to me patriotism isn't telling everyone else how much better you are than other countries, it's constantly reminding yourself how much better your country can be, and striving to make it happen. Don't need to be in the military to do that, and sometimes going into the military might be counter productive to that goal.