Protection of status in 2000 equals suicide.
What is status really? Would most generals and high ranking officers really think that without a working government status means jack? Are they really going to be expecting promotion, or be trying to protect their pensions?
Or would they (unless they're complete idiots) see that rationalisation of available forces is the best chance of survival and/or living in relative comfort post nuke?
Pre war expectations are just so much radioactive dust. What's happening in 2000 must be seen through the eyes of the survivors.
Sure some of the Air Force and Naval commanders may try to hang on in the early days, but I'd imagine that once they made a few errors in strategy and tactics, their men would either desert, or mutiny, or the commanders themselves may see the writing on the wall (if they're smart) and take the necessary actions to preserve what's left of their command, possibly retaining a firgurehead role while the true command moves to the army.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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