And as a collective group we need to start stepping on the meme, and re-framing it correctly.  The reason the President is CIC is to maintain civilian control of the armed forces.

Ergo, the POTUS does not need to be "military" or "tough" in order to effectively serve in that role.  In fact, it's better if the President is not, and is rather focused on the concerns of civilians.

We've seen what a catastrophe it is (Vietnam, Iraq) when muscular-minded Presidents think with their swinging cod rather than their brain.  You'd think the Boomer generation of all people would have learned that at their own blood-soaked expense, but apparently they didn't.