Posted on May 11, 2018
What is the worst part about being a service member or veteran?
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I know that we are (or should be) proud of our service. I, like many, believe that my experience in the military made me a better person and is definitely something that I am glad to say that I had the opportunity to be a part of. That being said, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. Although there are various positives that go along with having served, the world is not perfect and because of this, there are always negatives that come along with things. What is the worst part about having served or presently serving in the United States military?
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Being away from wife and family for long periods of time. When I did it we only were able to communicate via letters, and everyone knows that they don't arrive in the order that they were sent, so it's ruff when you get one that says everything's OK now, without a statement as to what was the problem. We started numbering our letters to fix that problem.
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While there were unpleasant glitches while I was AcDu, I find there is NOTHING, NOTHING, NOOTHING bad about being a veteran. Then again, the people of West Virginia are proud of their veterans
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PO2 S.J. Carroll
While there were several unplesant glitches while on AcDu, I find NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING negative about being a veteran. The people of West Virginia are proud of their veterans and show it.
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The worst part about presently serving is being selfish and not being there especially in times when your family needs you most.
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Having my son taken out of custody because I served in the military and being told that my military service makes me an ineffective parent when I believe the opposite to be true.
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Not while serving, but as a female vet being asked where my sponsor is. Asked for my husband’s social not mine. People forget about the women who serve proudly and honorably
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The hardest part of serving was deployment, but also the most rewarding because you find out who your real buddies are. The 2nd part was having to end what I wanted as a full life long career due to injury, finally the 3 toughest thing is being a Combat Vet surrounded by civilians asking stupid ass questions like "did you get to kill anyone". I think Regan left a note to Bush as he left office and it said something along the lines of "It's hard to soar like an eagle when you fly with a bunch of turkeys" I miss the family I had on post, it didn't matter who you were, if you were a soldier, you were family, even if you were a piece of crap, the unit took care of its own. The closest thing I have found to a family like that is my Church small group and as great as it is, still pales in comparison.
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As a Vet - Not being able to go to sleep when everyone else in my house does... but, its good for the company I'm growing :shrug:
As a Grunt - Running... too much fnkicg runnnning!!!
As a Grunt - Running... too much fnkicg runnnning!!!
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I have some pretty severe sleep issues as well, but I miss being able to run. I actually enjoyed it. Sometimes I felt like I was floating. I miss being such good physical condition. But.....too much heavy lifting resulted in permanent damage to both of my knees, and my lower spine.
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That's a very upsetting statement. I....THINK....I can identify because for quite a long time, the ONLY thing that kept me from being homeless, was that I made sure I stayed on good terms with my family, and so they let me stay with them till I was able to get back up on my feet. But if it hadn't been for that, I would have been living on the street, myself. Since your post was 8 months ago, I hope n pray that you've been able to find a place to stay since then.
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As a Veteran, seeing the way people “support Our Troops”. Supporting is not a sticker on the back of a car that was probably made in China or thank someone in uniform. it is a physical giving of assistance like giving to Armed Forces Emergency Relief funds or donating items to be sent to overseas personnel.
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