I served 8 months. Should I still be considered a veteran with a honorable discharge?

Absolutely. A good friend of mine was only able to serve eight months in the Navy. He asked the same question you just did. He served honorably and so did you and deserve to be treated as such.

Technically service over 180 days makes you a veteran. However if you were kicked out, didn't serve your full term or were a pain in the butt to your First Sgt or Commander... then not so much. If I was a turd in the ranks I wouldn't be too proud of that. If it was due to mitigating circumstances out of your control then that is nothing to be ashamed of. Anyways you should just chalk it up as a learning experience.

Did you receive one? Yes.
Did you receive an other than honorable for being pain in the ass to the service? No.

The question is a broad one for sure. If it's related to VA Health Benefits, the following is some basic criteria:

Minimum Duty Requirements

Most Veterans who enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which they were called to active duty in order to be eligible. This minimum duty requirement may not apply to Veterans who were discharged for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, for a hardship or “early out,” or those who served prior to September 7, 1980. Since there are a number of other exceptions to the minimum duty requirements, VA encourages all Veterans to apply so that we may determine their enrollment eligibility.

Enhanced Eligibility

Certain Veterans may be afforded enhanced eligibility status when applying and enrolling in the VA health care system. Veterans who:
•Are a Former Prisoner of War (POW)
•In receipt of the Purple Heart Medal.
•In receipt of the Medal of Honor.
•Have a compensable VA awarded service-connected disability of 10% or more.
•In receipt of a VA Pension.
•Were discharged from the military because of a disability (not preexisting), early out, or hardship.
•Served in a Theater of Operations for 5 years post discharge.
•Served in the Republic of Vietnam from January 9, 1962 to May 7, 1975.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam
•Served in the Persian Gulf from August 2, 1990 to November 11, 1998.
•Were stationed or resided at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987.
•Are found by VA to be Catastrophically Disabled.
•Previous years' household income is below VA's National Income or Geographical-Adjusted Thresholds.

I served 6 years Air Force Reserves was Honorable discharged yet I don't feel like a Veteran.

If you requested a Discharge the answer is No. If it was a Medical Discharge then Yes. We need more information than "I served 8 months".
Thanks You,
Rick

You are a Vet because you did serve. The discharge part though gets a bit complicated. It depends upon what conditions as to why you were separated/discharged. Check your DD214 Member 4 page and check the bottom of the page to see what discharge you were given. There are several: Honorable, Medical, Other than Honorable, General and Dishonorable.

Hopefully this helps.

As far as I am concerned, you are a Vet. Are you a "combat veteran", No.

Yes, as long as you graduated from basic training. Welcome aboard!

I support the law that states 180 days of service and a honorable discharge qualifies you as a veteran. However, I do find it interesting that there are Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen\women, and Marine Reservists and Guardsman that have served for 20, 30, and even 40 years but do not "technically" qualify for full veterans status. The average Reservist and Guardsmen that serves 20 years, never deploys, has over 8 years of "full time service". Congress is about to pass a law giving them the right to be called veterans. I have always believed that my 32 years service qualified me as a Veteran, not the fact that in the last 10 years I deployed several times (allowing me to "break the 180 day window").