Well they aren't over a million strong unless my maths is wrong. By my count, and adding in a vague number for support staff and other duties, there a tad over 900,000 so withing the 1/10 ration recommended, Close to that limit but within that limit. As for the aircraft their a direct equivalent to other nations powers, though admittedly more based on the sea. Steam boilers drive the big things, pressure gas and clock work the little things. Super Air is what allows for it all. It's thematically consistent and I've run it in steam punk worlds before and even torpedoes were around in the Victorian era, jut not used much because there weren't' many of the kinds of war that needed them.

As for your point Missy (sorry our posts overlapped) I imagine you would be opposed to any nation that says all gods are the same god and that god is evil and wants us only to suffer. So I think that might be a good starting point.