What is a true patriot, and what would a true patriot do and not do?

First, I think if one considers themselves a “true“ patriot one would actually self enlist themselves into the military, or some sort of ROTC service. For example my friend Andrew Belisri going to Harvard and later deciding to become a US military naval officer.

Reserve officer training corps.

What would a true patriot not do? My thought is that a true patriot has no need to wave a flag. To have to show some sort of external signal for one’s patriotism through a flag is superficial.