Yep. Lots of morons like your friend are also veterans. Still, they served, and their fellow countrymen should thank them for it.
This only applies, if I researched correctly, to National Guard members who only were ever in the National Guard, and were never called up.
Selected Reservists are considered veterans.
Not that I don't agree with you about him being a loser, but why is this bothering you so much? He did perform a job on that carrier. Whether he did it well or not is a different matter.
Have you served in the military?
If any of this post is true then the poster must be super dumb because the term is
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A veteran generally refers to somebody with an honorable discharge, and also usually means one who has served in combat or in an active military role during operation(s). If he was on a boat serving his country then he is technically a veteran. The military may not have been the place for him it but probably helped him in many ways. But this guy was waking up at the ass crack of dawn every day and working hard to help protect our freedom for less than minimum wage. At least he gave it a try.
Technically he is a veteran, but I'm sure if you mentioned he wasn't honorable discharged (and almost dishonorably, which is the equivalent of a felony) that would change some minds.
Meh, if he's using the verteran status to pick up chicks then more power to him. We all boast about stuff like that in the never-ending search for vagina.
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Oh bullsh!t. His kind are the minority and insignificant.
We can't win wars because of politics. WWII was won because we were allowed to literally pound Japan and Germany into submission. Not only their armies, but their civilian population as well. We utterly destroyed not only their ability to make war, but their will to fight.
If WWII were fought today, with today's political bullsh!t we'd lose just the same... and it would have nothing to do with the ability of our armed forces, but the fact that their hands are tied by bleeding hearts.
He's a veteran. It's easy to say that some soldiers shouldn't be considered veterans because of their character, but you never really know how a soldier will turn out under pressure until it happens--he just might be the one that saves your life.
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All the requirements I have seen say you must have served on active duty for at least six months. That active duty time must not have been for training purposes. And that is the definition used by by veterans organizations as well (to some extent).
I would consider him a Vietnam Veteran..
Being in the military isn't all about shooting guns and killing people. There are so many other important jobs and positions that are needed for the "whole" military to do the job. This holds more truth today, since many ground operations depend on so much more than knowing how to shoot a rifle. Cooks, telecom techs, computer techs, supply & maintainance are all vital parts of a successful military operation.
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