The article is a personal study of a philosophy for security and patriotic education, based on experiences of the Polish and American armies. Some obvious similarities on that matter can be observed in both cases. However, the differences growing out of specificity of the armies, as well as those resulting from the size and particular problem occurences, are being described. According to the author, said differences, tactics, and others put both armies at opposite sides of a cultural abyss. Hence, the education for security should be planned according to specific goals of those armies, leading to fulfillment of the NATO agreements.