service rant.

There are always going to be the people who think that way, that think they deserve some sort of special constant thanking for doing it. They even exist on this forum.

You cannot do anything about it really other than just shrug it off and know they represent the minority mindset.

it happens...there are people like that. likewise i've met members of other branches that crap on me for being army, and even by--this was my favorite-- the national guard, for being a cadet.

It's the same crap I get from grunts. But they don't complain when I bring a tanker full of water or give them a ride in the back of a seven tone instead of walking. You support people. With out you others wouldnt be able to do their job. Your doing something for your country and the Navy. So he can just buzz off.

place that i was trying to make a purchase at offered a military discount. i asked about it and he asked if i was military.

i told him i work for the navy and he told me that wasn't good enough, told me to come back if i joined the military...

it was a few more words than that and he had a real attitude about it...

i dont mind if a place doesnt offer a discount, or even if they only allow it to go to active duty, but to have an attitude when i have hundreds of dollars to spend...

i spent 50$ more at the next place (got 100$ gift card) and dont mind spending the extra $ (not really extra cuz i got a gift card) at an establishment that had kind people behind the counter.

GI JOES SON wrote: it happens...there are people like that. likewise i've met members of other branches that crap on me for being army, and even by--this was my favorite-- the national guard, for being a cadet.

well thats cuz cadets R <wimps>

Edited by Rambino - 30 March 2009 at 11:31am

If you were enlisted, and went for a direct commission I wouldn't care. But ROTC puke.....next time I'm in ny I'll be there with bells on.

















P.S. Get riled up ahhaaha

haha. In all honesty I have had good officers and bad officers. Most of my good officers were a product of ROTC, the good ones were usually enlisted previously. I have a bit of a bias but whatever.      

yeah, my bad warman,..i was a little out of it last night. wasn't trying to square off.

some interesting people get commissioned, but not all of us are dumb enough to go ask for batteries for chem lights. thats all i'm going to say about that

rotc years do not count toward our time served, basically because its so broken up. if you do the math, its only 2 weekends a year for training exercises, and 4 hours a week for freshman and sophmore, and 8 hours a week for juniors and seniors. so to count that as active duty time would be a giant slap in the face to people who are actually on active duty.

also warman, we do have some E5s who are in rotc after being deployed because it was easier to use the GI bill to get a degree through rotc than doing ocs

DOesn't matter what they think, just know the fact that you still are serving the country in your own way.

Take solace in the fact you probably have more education, and therefore, smarter, then that guy.

Merc,

Were you dealing with a civilian employee, active duty doing a second job or ex military?  Was it an on-base or off-base facility?  So many unanswered questions.  Either way though, a simple "I'm sorry the discount is only for active duty personnel" would probably have been sufficient.  (It would have been good business as well.) 

My view as ex-military is generally as long as someone is doing an honest days work for an honest days pay they are serving this country in some form or another and they have nothing to be ashamed of.*


*Except for financial sector CEOs and journalists.  (Which reminds me;  I haven't received my thanks for serving yet today and I think it's Whale's turn.  )