They are only military as a technicality.
Holy Knights are just military as in "they are warriors who serve the WG", they are not part of any army like the navy and clearly handle special missions in the direct service of the CDs and the Gorosei.
The current situation is an unusual crisis for the WG and that is why they were mobilized.
We were told admirals are the strongest military force by someone from the lower world... who likely doesn't even know the Holy Knights exist or has never seen one. It's not their presence who they fear, as it is not the Holy Knights who apply pressure on the world. Of course, both from their perspective, and from the perspective of "an army's might", the Holy Knights wouldn't be in the equation.
Moreover, the only interaction we have been told about between Holy Knights and the admirals is that when Garling shows up, Akainu walks away with the tail between his legs.
Sorry, but it's both agenda and damage control by the admiral fanboys.
Holy Knights are just military as in "they are warriors who serve the WG", they are not part of any army like the navy and clearly handle special missions in the direct service of the CDs and the Gorosei.
The current situation is an unusual crisis for the WG and that is why they were mobilized.
We were told admirals are the strongest military force by someone from the lower world... who likely doesn't even know the Holy Knights exist or has never seen one. It's not their presence who they fear, as it is not the Holy Knights who apply pressure on the world. Of course, both from their perspective, and from the perspective of "an army's might", the Holy Knights wouldn't be in the equation.
Moreover, the only interaction we have been told about between Holy Knights and the admirals is that when Garling shows up, Akainu walks away with the tail between his legs.
Sorry, but it's both agenda and damage control by the admiral fanboys.
Bud this is just as dumb as saying Shanks > Mihawk