Army vet friend's response to "thank you for your service"

[TrumanTheTiger]

She served in Desert Storm (to expel a dictator from power) and was stationed in West Germany just before reunification and saw the remnants of SS bunkers while stationed there.

Her new response to “thank you for your service”? “Fuck you, it wasn’t worth it.”

[Walleye]

1. Good answer

[maptap22]

2. delete

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[mathematic]

3. Is this one of those "everyone clapped" things or is she actually saying "Fuck you" to random people being courteous?

If it's the former then congrats, this one's a real banger and might go down in DU history!

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. My husband

Bitterly regrets serving in our armed services. He's held this attitude since coming back from overseas in the late 80's.

[Emile]

5. I wear my navy veteran cap whenever I go out.

You be surprised how many discounts you can get. I even got a discount at a furniture store recently.

I get a kick out of people who go out of their way to thank me for my service. Most of them are likely republican who never wore the uniform. I reply with: Thank You for not calling me a Sucker or a Loser.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

9. To Emile, Maptop33 and Sarisataka

Add Baby Killer to that.
Each of you gave good replies. I can't explain what I feel when I get that "thank you"; but it is not good. Now, at least I will have a good reply.
And Emile, I may have to drag out my old army jacket to wear when I go shopping. LOL

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. I usually just say "you're welcome"

Personally, for me, it was "worth it". The GI Bill (thanks, FDR) paid for college. And maybe the Army gave me discipline and maturity to make it through college.

My old army field jacket has somehow shrunk over the decades, it's a bit tight around the middle.

SP5 Bozo, saluting.

[Skittles]

11. I am guessing you are male

when I say I am a veteran, I have to prove it

[Emile]

13. I'm sorry that's happening to you. That's not right!

[Skittles]

14. it's part of being a woman

WE ALWAYS TO PROVE OURSELVES

and sometimes, even THAT is not enough

[Ping Tung]

6. I usually respond, "For what? 4 years of doing stupid things and being utterly bored?

I can't recall doing anything for the good of the country during those years.

[Skittles]

12. um HELLO

you were still on STANDBY in case something happened

[Ping Tung]

16. Standing by is what we mostly did most of the time while the bosses in D.C.were

cooking up ways to show their "patriotism" by sending us to kill people we didn't know and had nothing against.

"War is a racket." General Smedley Butler

[Skittles]

17. yeah well when idiots rallied around Dubya after 9/11

that was the inevitable result

[sarisataka]

7. I think my new response will be

"I'm still serving to protect the Constitution"

[multigraincracker]

8. Overheard this reply years ago.

F you, I was drafted.

[Fish700]

15. I usually respond with "thanks for paying me."

[bluesbassman]

18. I think my new reply will be this:

“A lot of good it did for me to support and defend the Constitution when half the damn country just elected a enemy from within to destroy it”.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

19. OK, so it took me a while to decide...

Your reply is what I will be thinking; but, I hope I can answer with Sarisataka's response - and without a sarcastic smurk!

[bluesbassman]

20. Of course, that works too.

It all depends on who you’re dealing with.