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

I'm a soldier...I'll always be one..people can thank me and people can spit at me I dont care.I am who I am.....so own it or leave it .. don't be a Bitch.

It doesn't actually bother me, but it does make me feel a little uncomfortable. I don't know why anyone else joined the service, but the Navy did more for me in my 20 years than I ever did for it.

I would not be where I am today if I hadn't joined.

I just never had a good response. I always felt weird, as if I was taking credit for a huge school project when I only did the easy part like making the poster. So, I started responding with "Thank you for letting me service you...*wink*". That usually returns the awkwardness I am feeling. haha.

It is a product of the Fox News crowd. To me it always sounds so insincere. No one said it to my dad or uncles who ww2 vets. I guess because everyone served then. Today so few have served and I guess it makes them feel better. I would say it annoys me.

I think you are looking at it completely wrong. People want to thank you for your service because you serve the country. No one is saying standdown get out-of-the-way or any of that. I got thanks for my service even when I was on active duty and the people knew I was on active duty. It is humbling when someone thanks me for my service, but the right thing to do is to not steal that moment from that person who wants to thank a servicemember by correcting them or saying "no need" etc...and have them come away feeling bad about the experience. The right thing to do is say "I appreciate your words" and allow them that moment to feel good about thanking a service-member. My 2 cents.

It does not bother me because I've never heard it. But I signed that check 39 years ago and my oath of enlistment has never expired.

ya i have never caught one break for the time i spent in the gulf of oman

I just used to say "thank you for your support" and carry on with my day.

Although this message is decades late in telling service members, I do appreciate hearing it from those that are sincere about the phrase. The problem I have with it is it seems that people say it because it is the "politically correct" response. When I go on post for any reason I hear it from the gate guard, but the way it is said and the look on their faces tell me they really don't care if I served. If it isn't how you feel don't say it. Yes, I served. Yes, I am proud of my time I spent serving. Don't tell me "Thank you for your service" and look at me like I don't exist.

No, it doesn't bother me. It shows a sign of respect for my service. Better then I received in 1968.