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

Why should a person saying "Thank You For Your Service" bother you? To me, it is a sign of respect for me and the military for protecting this country. It may bother some people because they don't know what to respond. I always say, "Thank You For Your Support." After all without the respect and generous support for us by the people of the United States the military wouldn't be in business very long--taking the rest of the free world with them.

I respond with; it was an honor and a privilege "but" serving was NO "Pleasure".
Members of our Armed Forces are entrusted with the weaponry very capable of mass destruction. President Obama condons his trust with Homosexual’s to be the guardians of such weaponry. That decision reflects a serous lack of sound judgment.

Military Service was a rewarding and challenging way of life. The promotion of homosexuality is not a challenge it’s a bridge to burn not to cross.

I always try to say, "Thanks for your support". That way its not one sided because it has already started. The same type of liberals who spit on soldiers at the San Francisco Airport returning from Vietnam are beginning to verbally attack soldiers again as our popularity wanes. Yes liberals. Before you defend them, make sure you know the difference between a conservative, liberal and a moderate.

I think it is a nice gesture which I both give and receive!

Sometimes it bothers me. When i hear it from someone that never served in the military, it doesn't bother me. When I hear it from a combat veteran it does. I never saw combat, I was never put in harms way like them.

I can even go so far as to say I don't feel like i belong when I'm at a ceremony with veterans and i never saw combat.

I have never been sure of what to say when thanked for my service but after reading the below comments I like "It was an honor to serve." My thanks to those below who provided the appropriate comments. It feels right.

It doesn't bother me at all. Our Vietnam Veterans were getting yelled at, spit on, backs turned on them, and the Government generally forgetting about them until recently. When someone says "Thank you for service," I respond your welcome and I would do it again, because someone has to protect our Freedoms.

When someone says "Thank you for your service" I usually respond with "thank you, it was an honor to serve".

It bothers me but not for that reason. I was PROUD to serve. I am proud to say I served. To me it was an honor to serve. My problem is saying "Your Welcomed" is so not right. I'm sure many have seen the saying that says something like "I didn't join because I hate what's in front of me. I joined because I love what I left behind."
So after many years I now reply with "Don't thank me. It was an honor that most Americans will never know."

SPC Larry Buck It used to make me feel uncomfortable, but I have grown to understand and learned how to handle it. What bothers me is the LTC in the picture's beret!