The Charismatic Movement inherits the ethics of its host traditions regarding military service. Catholic charismatics follow the Catholic Church's just-war tradition, which permits and honors military service within ethical limits. Protestant charismatic evangelicals generally affirm military service. Some charismatic communities in peace-church traditions (such as Mennonite charismatics) maintain pacifist commitments.

A small number of independent charismatic streams, shaped by spiritual warfare frameworks, have developed militaristic metaphors for ministry that some critics regard as blurring the lines between spiritual warfare and political militarism. This remains a fringe tendency and is not representative of the movement's mainstream.