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

It seems most people say it now with out even thinking about it. Every now and then some one will say it and you can tell they really mean it. Then you feel your service was really worth it.

It gives a little inner boost and makes the rest of my day, especially if the person saying thanks is a young person or a teen, or if they also seem to be a vet.

Absolutely not! I have given my blood, sweat and tears in servitude to our great country and appreciate it when someone acknowledges it. Hooah!

I always respond with Thank You for you support!

I always say "You're welcome." They usually reply back "What?"...ha,ha
Seriously though, I'm gratified by people taking the time to thank me. My father, who served as a pilot in Nam and my uncle who died as a grunt there, would have been thrilled to be recognized for their service. They endured some pretty harsh treatment by the country they fought for. My father was spat on, my uncle returned in a wooden box like a parcel marked "return to sender."
I am grateful to civilians for thanking me and always take the time to talk. I know first-hand what a privilege being thanked for your service is, a luxury that some that went before me never had.

I'm actually mad when they say welcome home. Like educate yourself.

I tell people thx and say it was an honor to serve and I did it for them and country

I am not at all bothered hearing this. Additionally, I feel honored to both hear it, and to impart that same sentiment on those Veterans, particularly from previous wars, where the hardships endured was in many cases exponentially greater than that experienced by many of our latest generation of Veterans. (I mean no detraction to recent Veterans by this statement, only a recognition of the deplorable conditions previous Veterans had to endure both on the battlefield, AND upon their tumultuous return home.)

I say it, both as a DAV and brother because I know many, especially our Korean and Vietnam Veterans either heard nothing or what they heard was unthinkable. For me it is a sign of respect, just as we saluted officers or used terms that have been taken for respect (Top, Gunny, SarMaj, etc). I also know that the era I served in (the 80's) if you were Guard/Reserve you were considered by many (active duty) to be 2nd class soldiers. (This despite the fact that we have served in every major conflict/war since before the US was a nation, and served more combat tours than many Regular Active Duty.) Also I remember the year that I spent AGR and had just got married as well. I realize that the spouses also served, so I thank the families as well. They have to be prepared to have their Military loved one gone and have the prospect of raise their children alone. They serve(d) as well. So, many of us see that as a way of saying thank you.

It should never bug a veteran.