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

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.

I was told this when I was active duty as well as now when I am a Veteran. In both instances, I felt recognized and proud to have served. Don't look at this as a negative thing, but a postive one. Look at how horrible Vietnam Veterans were treated when returning home as compared to now. Have pride in your wearing of the uniform!

I have no problem hearing those words. In all honesty it is a bit humbling and I also gives a since of pride hearing those words. Personally it would tick me off a lot more if some civy walked up and said "Yo Joe," maybe because I am a Marine but to me that shows zero respect. I don't mind being called Marine (or even Jarhead as long it is by those that know me). I also go out of my way to thank those that have served before and after me as I appreciate the sacrifice they made for me.

It has been almost 33 years since the day I started basic, and I have been back in the civilian world for 22 years. In all that time, I accidentally let it slip one time I was a vet and the person thanked me for my service. I didn't know what to say. I didn't do anything special. I just did the best I could do when asked and without complaint. Don't really feel like I did anything that warrants being thanked.

Not at all. It is very refreshing after all the years when know one cared. It does bother me when people call me a hero though. I am not a hero I did my job the best I know how, for my men and my unit.

It reminds me of what they tell someone that's being forcibly retired or riffed in the corporate world, just as they're giving them a watch and sending them on their way.

It's such a small phrase, in an attempt to compensate for so much given, so much sacrificed, often uttered in a tone similar to "sorry for your loss."

I often hear it from the same people that seem to think that by volunteering at a soup kitchen or performing a semi tough civilian job puts them on the same level of service, contribution and sacrifice as someone that's served on active duty.