Whereas the House of Representatives credits Florida legislature for passing the Florida Senate Memorial SM 1382; Whereas the United States became the world's greatest warfighting nation shortly after its founding, a fact clearly demonstrated in the 1900s and early 2000s through its engagement in two World Wars and several other military campaigns throughout the globe, establishing a deterrent effect that has prevented another World War for almost 80 years; Whereas the United States military dominance in warfighting came about through reliance on the concept of meritocracy, in which personnel are recruited, assigned to specialties, assigned to positions within a unit, retained, and promoted based on their demonstrated aptitude and performance in the roles they are assigned to perform, regardless of their race, gender, sexual preference, or other person-centric identifiers; Whereas the United States military dominance in warfighting also came about through the ability of personnel to have and maintain a warrior ethos, one in which they are able to transition from being a kind, compassionate individual in peacetime to one who is willing and able to engage an enemy in battle with violence and lethality, and this includes support personnel who may not typically be called upon to engage the enemy face-to-face but nonetheless may find themselves in situations that require them to do so