Does rank play a part in how you view individuals after you have left the service?

Well, I'd kind of get a sore neck if I looked up to all the vets out there who made more rank than me.

Nope, The rank ends with the DD214. The respect that those who were my superiors while I was in remains, because they earned, not because they were a certain rank. SGT Wager hung up his chevrons almost 18 years ago.

It is usually hey brother, unless they are older or a business setting then sir / Ma’am. That is just how I was raised.

Not at all. I work with allot of people that I worked with in at the base I spent my whole career at. We usually yell our former ranks at each other when we’re trying to get each other’s attention. The non vets think we’re funny.

I have as much or more experience in my field than they do and as much or more education than any officer or NCO that I knew. I will call any Medal of Honor recipient sir, but that's it. They can call me Cpl. if they'd like.

I have seen alot of people wear their rank. I don't have an issue with it. I'll call them Sir or Master Sergeant or whatever. There was only one instance a long time ago when someone tried to use their rank after being retired to attempt to get his way (I worked in ID cards and he came in with his wife 15 minutes after we closed, barged into the secure area and demanded I hook his wife up with an ID card, what was funny is I always took care of people like this because all of them asked....but not that retired Navy O5). Didn't work out too good for him.

I show respect to other Veterans and active duty, just like I would anyone else. I do catch myself saying sir/ma'am, but that's the way mom would want it.

Depends on age. Experience is frequently an indicator of knowledge. I was only an E-5, and when I had just gotten out - that's what there was to me. Now, however, I've done a few other jobs in life and learned a few more things and matured a bit. So, I figure the same when I look at others.

But age and rank/status don't tell everything. For a non-military example, I became a full-time software developer about 4 years ago and some of the people I work with are 10 years younger, but have 8-10 years more experience programming than I have. So, I listen to them.

When I was working for a defense contractor (here, in the States), I encountered lots of veterans, most of much greater rank than I ever earned. Some of them knew what they were talking about, and some not so much. This did not always correlate with rank.

A veteran is a Brother or Sister.
I will tease Uncle Sam's Misguided Children that I know well but I respect fellow Veterans for their service.
I may not agree with their politics, but then Politics and Religion were banned from the Mess for a reason.

While on TDY I bumped into my old Drill Sgt at an airport terminal. When I was in BT this guy was God (yeah, I was once young & dumb) but a few minutes of chatting made me realize how similar we were. As my experience with Officers and Senior Enlisted grew, the mystique of rank shrank. People are people. Some good, some bad, most in between. When I returned to the civilian sector "Sir" was reserved for those older than me - and that list is gets smaller with each passing year.