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

After hearing for so so many many years 30+ the words, oh you were in the service. Your a special kind of dumbass arent you, or you volunteered to be a dumbass didnt you, sometimes you have to be the stupidest M@#$er F&$%er I have ever met....this followed by the words from that person(s)... (many more than just 40 or 50 who told me this).... I would never volunteer to be in the military, and if they did have a draft I would be gone to Canada. So yes I am very thankful to hear the words thank you for your service. Thats my 2 cents worth.

It really doesn't bother me because I hardly hear it. When I do I really don't know how to respond because I only did what I think every American should want to do and besides that I only served I never paid the ultimate price so many Service Men/Women have.

It does bother me only cause I never know how to respond. We all had different reasons for joining.

It doesn't bother me at all when someone tells me "Thank you for your service" and as a matter of fact I don't see why it would be a question in regards to vets. Once an individual has served their first day they have served and then are open to the saying. So I must say I am a little confused at the actual idea of the post, but I do not intend any disrespect by that. I was told "Thank you for your service" by Al Roker at the airport the day I arrived for BCT and I am still told the same thing to this day. The only difficulties I encounter when an individual approaches me or in conversation tell me this is my response. I usually respond with a thank you back, in the idea that it is just nice to be respected and recognized for something I did. I do also try to make it a point to acknowledge other vets and thank them for their service because it wasn't a job that I did alone or anyone else at that matter. This is just my insight on the topic of thanking or being thanked for service.

I've always felt weird when people used to say that to me. But considering what our brothers and sisters in arms had to endure in the past, I feel honored to be recognized. I just retired last July but I have a lot of friends that went to Vietnam and I hear their stories of how they were treated. Anyways when someone tells me "thank you for your service", I reply with "no, thank you for your support." Im proud of my time in the Marine Corps.

I like it. We have "veteran" on our D/Ls and while not everyone says it, the few that do I think really mean it. To me it's them saying, "I'm glad you did it so I didn't have to."

You know- It doesn't bother me but it does feel a little embracing. It was a honor to serve my country but I am not a combat veteran so I feel that serving as I did is all the thanks I need and being thanked makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I do not feel worthy of thanks.

I served because I wanted to. I'm a patriot and thought of nothing else. Well maybe about football!!! Anyway when it comes to being thanked it feels great and at times emotional. Its nice to get recognition for serving this great nation of ours. I make it a point to thank veterans and active duty when ever i see them!!!

It bothers me, but not in the same way. I served and I am proud of my time in service, but my service in a great many ways was nothing like the service some have performed today. I was not in during a war. For me it was more like a job, albeit a job I could not quit. So while I understand what people are trying to say, I would rather them say it to those who have really served and paid for that service in ways that I never had to comprehend.

It bothers me sometimes when I get the feeling that the person is going to turn around and vote for a political candidate who wants to cut veterans' benefits. And it rarely sounds sincere to me.