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2017-06-10T15:41:20-04:00 2017-06-10T15:41:20-04:00 SSG Pete Fleming 2638725

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I once went for a job interview, first we spoke on the phone of course. When I showed up in person he said, &quot;oh I thought you would be meaner and covered in tattoos&quot;...

2017-06-10T15:51:35-04:00 2017-06-10T15:51:35-04:00 SGT Philip Roncari 2638867

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well it&#39;s been a long time ago and some of us were coming back from Vietnam ,I&#39;ll just leave it at that.

2017-06-10T17:34:06-04:00 2017-06-10T17:34:06-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 2638929

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That we&#39;re drones. I&#39;ve been given instructions by management that didn&#39;t make sense, and turns out were wrong. So when I questioned it I was told, &quot;You were in the Army, do whatever I say!&quot; Then tried to explain their position like I would understand it better as a rank...<br /><br />Others are people think that I&#39;ve killed somebody or a common question is, &quot;Do you enjoy killing people?&quot;<br /><br />So stuff like that.

2017-06-10T18:39:30-04:00 2017-06-10T18:39:30-04:00 SrA Tony Schamberger 2639671

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Generally speaking, the utter wrong idea. Being prior Air Force and no deployment. Though disabled, people assume we&#39;re all &quot;messed up in the head with PTSD&quot;. It&#39;s a shame, I honestly feel there a distancing civilian establish since all they see are war movies... they think we all do that.

2017-06-11T03:11:59-04:00 2017-06-11T03:11:59-04:00 SCPO Private RallyPoint Member 2640805

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Whenever I&#39;ve received orders to a new ship, my friends and family seem to think I&#39;ll be underway the entire 3-4 year tour.

2017-06-11T17:37:57-04:00 2017-06-11T17:37:57-04:00 PFC Jonathan Albano 2641245

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You either have people thinking that you&#39;re going to be an outright hardcore jerk or the most respectful person they ever met. As such, they are either pleasantly surprised or highly disappointed. Very few have been exceptions to this rule in my experience.

2017-06-11T22:23:45-04:00 2017-06-11T22:23:45-04:00 Cpl Private RallyPoint Member 6341749

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They assume we are all combat veterans and we know their relative/best friend who was also in the service.

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