Who controls the means of production for the military, is it the soldiers or the joint chiefs?

Why do Americans conflate socialism with social programs?

There is 0% of socialism in any military.

Socialism is the democratization of the workplace, that is all.

Single payer healthcare is not socialism

Building roads and infrastructure is not socialism.

Snap and ebt are not socialism.

The post office is not socialism.

Getting free stuff is not socialism.

Socialism is when workers control all means of production and decide what to do with what is produced.

There would be no capitalists in socialism because they would be illegal.