<p>I take it you’ve had some run-ins with these “deskbound” veterans. Well to be honest I couldn’t agree with you more about them. BUT there are a lot of us (although it’s my opinion we’re the minority) that have been humbled by the military and have gained a lot through our experiences. Although I did not see combat in Iraq other than getting mortared once in a while, I did have the pleasure of working 14 hour days 7 days a week for 7 months straight outside in harsh conditions. And yes, there were people in other lines of work that sat a desk watching movies all day during their tour and went home and bragged to everyone about their “tough” deployment to Iraq. But lets not forget that there were those who probably worked even harder then I did while putting their life on the line. </p>
<p>Everything else, I pretty much agree with you about. I posted in that same thread that I don’t think veterans deserve anything special because of their veteran status. We should earn everything academically like everyone else. I encourage you to shut up the ones who spout out those military acronyms…because if I hear another one after I get out of the marines I’m going to lose my mind.</p>
<p>Lastly, although I do agree with you, you do need to be a lot more tactful when speaking about veterans in general for obvious reasons. But by all means have at it when it comes to those desk veterans.</p>