Order 66 did not simply "come down" from nowhere, it was given in response to the attempted arrest/assassination of Palpatine by the Jedi. The general public (including the Senate and non-clone members of the Republic military) are not aware that Palpatine is a Sith Lord -- all they know is that the Jedi attempted to assassinate him, leaving him very visibly "scarred and deformed". By all appearances the Jedi were attempting to take over the Republic by assassinating the legitimately elected Supreme Chancellor, which is treason. This is why the Senate approved of the transition from Republic to Empire "with thunderous applause". The transition was justified by Palpatine as follows:
In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for ten thousand years.
This justification would sound like a good reason for non-clone members of the Republic military to continue working for the Imperial military -- they're ensuring "security and continuing stability", just as before. Furthermore, the failures of the Republican system were made evident by the Clone Wars, so it made sense to transition to an Empire.
From the perspective of the general public, the suddenness of Order 66 was due entirely to the suddenness of the failed Jedi assassination attempt -- so there was nothing suspicious about it.
The Jedi had been discredited and the Empire was seen as a force for ensuring security and stability, so there was no reason for the majority of non-clone soldiers to leave the service of the Empire.
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