I hate it when people thank me for my service.

People want to thank you, I don't see what is wrong with that. I understand if randomer just came up to you that you may be irritated, but their intentions are pure.

You done something that people are greatful for, which is the reason why.

I hate it too. Even more because I'm not proud I served an empire that invaded and occupies other sovereign nations, and takes their people's right to self-determination away. Plus most of the people "serving" the American Empire are...not that bright. Thankfully, I was around half-way intelligent people but basically we were nothing more than mercenaries paid to occupy another country and kill their patriots that dared defy us.

So yeah, I lecture assholes when they thank me if I have the time, but mostly I just don't let it come up. Besides, more than half the people that say "thank you for serving" don't mean it, it's just what they think is the appropriate thing to say or to think they're making my day.

We shouldn't be stationed over their occupying someone else's country. If they would have used me to protect out border with Mexico than I would still be in. But the American elite running their empire don't give a shit about the American people. I enjoyed the job but I refuse to serve an empire that takes other peoples freedom away and rapes its own people at home.

you should visit other countries and see what their military have to go through -the public arnt happy about the situation in the middle east, and this is sometimes conveyed. You should maybe be greatful your countrymen stand by you and respect you.

Huh. I've always wondered if it annoyed you guys.

Most people are truly grateful to soldiers , especially those who have served. Accept it. It's a good thing and your parents are just proud.

Yeah I completely agree with you. I have always find that the americans make too much fuss over everything.

I hate it too and I'm not even in the army.

I know quite a few people who have joined the military for various reasons. Some of them are real nice people who probably deserve thanks but most of them are just cunts who joined because they failed in school and had no where else to turn, they walk around as if their shit doesn't stink but in truth they are still the same person they were a couple of years ago. One of my closest friends is in the airforce and he is completely withdrawn from any sort of careing about what he is doing, he enjoys his job because of the pay and the amount of time he gets off, he is going back out to afghan for a third time pretty soon and he is actually looking forward to it because in his own words he had a blast the last two times even though he had to kill quite a few people one of whom was as young as 12 years old. As well one of my uncles was a corporal in the regular army, yeah people probably want to give him thanks but in reality they don't know he is a neo-nazi and in all probability a psychopath, he is very patriotic however he thinks that people without white skin are sub-human and deserve to be killed.

That pisses me off too. It's true that we need a military, but there are many different professions required to make a Society work and many people never get thanked while others do constantly. You do deserve thanks but the next time you get thanked, just smile and thank them for whatever they do/did, too.

ItDuz
Said it perty well
However i can see how that would be annoying.