Or have a vested interest as Initial Cadre in the USAF/USN/USMC.

They know if they play nice, their bread will be buttered.

Saw an article (can't remember where) two days ago. Might have been the piece in The Atlantic. A Senator or Congressman from Vermont was a harsh critic of the program.

But, when he found out they could be based in Burlington with the Guard, he changed to "We can't stop it; it's the future, so we might as well have it."