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

It bothers me only when I say to people that I was in Iraq, otherwise, it's doesn't, but actually, makes me feel good.

I really don't need to hear it. I am a believer that every American has an obligation to serve their country and I consider it a true heart felt honor that I was given that opportunity, I loved the twenty years I did and now iam getting ready to retire again. Once I retire again I want to do the things I want to do.

I enjoy it when someone takes the to recognize the fact that I had served and that they are thankful for the time and effort I put into it. I know that I do it to other veterans, I especially go out of my way to shake the hand of a WW II veteran for there are not many left.

Sometimes it does bug me. I don't know what to say. I joined the Army because it was what I wanted to do. I went Airborne because I really, really wanted to jump out of an airplane. My father served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, I grew up on army bases and I saw how the military used to be treated and I guess that's why it bugs me sometimes, it's like people are trying to make up for the way they used to treat soldiers. Sometimes I just feel like it's being overdone.

It makes me uncomfortable but i think it goes back to training. Service was a duty and an honor. I thank the military. I guess its more of a guilt because i feel the praise should goout to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. If i could send all the praise somehow to those still in the fight those that didnt make home in one piece and those that didnt make it all i would. Dont thank me thank them.

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.