Does it bother you to hear "Thank you for your service!"?

Having someone tell me, "Thank you for your service" doesn't bother me at all. It did, however, take me a few years of bumbled and mumbled answers to finally land on one that I liked. I look them in the eye and say, "It was my privilege to serve". That lets them know that the honor was mine but I appreciate their taking the time to thank me.
That said I don't get people coming up to me a lot. I don't wear anything that denotes me as a veteran except for a very small 1st Cav pin on my baseball cap. So most of the people that I am thanked by are veterans themselves.

I make it a point to shake the hand of any vet I see wearing a hat. Especially the WW2 and Vietnam vets. I always take the Vietnam vet's hand in both mine, make sure I make eye contact and say, "Welcome home, I appreciate what you did". I think it conveys a better message than just Thank you for your service.

YES! "Thank you for your service." DOES bother me. I find it to be just thrown out without feeling simply because political correctness demands it nowadays. I question the sincerity of the speaker. A simple "Hello" with a handshake would be much better IF done with sincerity. I cannot stand fakes or impostors in any situation. Be sincere and true or just go away.

If that bothers you, then I recommend you move to the San Francisco Bay Area where I lived long enough to realize that having my military service on my resume was a job killer.

Not at all and I don't expect people to thank me either. I love my country and serve it with pride and honor. Let me share a very inspiring incident that happened to me a couple of weeks back. "I love eating at Crackle Barrel when I was done eating I left the building and proceeded to walk too my car where I was approached by two older male saying "thank you for protecting my country. There were both retired Marines. I answered by no thank you I would not be able to serve without your sacrifices. It was an emotional day for sure.

Pretty much anything is better than what we got when we came "home" in '69. The shot-up, f*****d up and the PTSD's were avoided. The only ones in my town that got honorariums were those that came back in a body bag. I have found that the the people who say "Thank you" while they look you in the eye - or touch you - probably have - or had - someone that is serving or has served. I will usually ask them and if it's so and if so, I will pass the "Thank you" back. I have had it come to pass that the person has lost someone and we have ended 'hugging it out'. I suggest that YOU ! WE ! 'touch' anyone that says "Thank you" with a touch of our own for we know not what they have endured.

No, I say thank you. I am proud to have served. I joined in order to serve my country and all the USA stands for. My grandfather was a retired Col. in the Army and I felt the need to serve. Now my son is in the USAF.

I say in some ways it makes me a bit confused all of sudden we are thanked. But at the same time i agree with it in a very humble way, because pretty much all my family members, father ,grandfather uncles cousin, and my daughter served to. I always looked at it as a obligation to thank our forfathers who made this country great , and all the current service members and vets who keep the torch of freedom lit.

I had someone state "Thank you for your Continued service" as I am retired I questioned what they meant and they responded to the effect that knowing I am a veteran is an inspiration to them and their children. I no longer look at thank you for your service as meaning it is over.

I'm very thankful when someone recognizes our sacrifices and the sacrifices our families have made. I don't expect the recognition, that's not the reason we serve, but it is much appreciated when it comes. 10 percent discounts, why not? You'll never see a police officer or first responder turning down a discount gor their service to their communities, why should we feel bad about 10% for serving and protecting our nation?

When someone says thank you for your service. I respond by saying, thank you for your appreciation.