I’m not a NSW operator but I was an operator for HVT ground and helicopter assault missions in Iraq with the teams.

There are a non trivial subset of Tier1 operators who would absolutely take whatever mission they were given by the president and do not view their role as being political

Yes it’s in the training, but it’s not something that is expected because operations like this touch hundreds of people who ARENT operators (generals, joint staff, analysis, strategic planners etc…) that teams rely on to wave that flag through the targeting and JPOE process