Truly so! That’s why they call it the “Chair Force.”
I have several family members who are/were military. I’ve never seen any of them (including my dad) act like they have the entitlements the OP is accusing them of.
You ain’t even got the half of it. I got over 400 inmates who have done much worse.
SFC Schwartz
Officer wives, OTOH…
Like i said above, I think the school should have made an exception for this kid. However, I don’t think he should have acted how he did. He is probably being mocked ceaselessly in his squadron (and rightly so). He knew he wouldn’t be allowed in, there was no reason to put on his uniform and go right to the gate and salute. He did all that to make a statement, and one should not make a spectacle of themselves while in uniform.
It was a really good prom?
I’d like to add how much I hate this new trend of referring to U.S. Army service members as “Soldiers”. God, the *arrogance *of it. “Other armies may have soldiers, but here in America, we have Soldiers!”
Especially since the guy in the OP was in the air force.
Exactly. A soldier in the U.S. Air Force.
Maybe he’ll get a military discount off his sentence.
So, technically, what term should be used to cover army, navy, air force and marine personnel? I would have thought that “military” worked, but if we aren’t allowed to use that word, what one word works?
US colloquialisms.
Army = Soldiers
Navy = Sailors
Air Force = Airmen
Marines = Marines
AFAIK they are all “military”.
I can’t think of one word, but two will do in a pinch: Service member.
“Armed Forces” now good enough?
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US colloquialisms.
Army = Soldiers
Navy = Sailors
Air Force = Airmen
Marines = Marines
AFAIK they are all “military”.
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As an adjective** military origi****nally applied only to soldiers and soldiering, but it soon broadened to apply to land forces in general and anything to do with their profession.[2] The names of both the Royal Military Academy (1741) and United States Military Academy (1802) reflect this**. However, at about the time of Napoleonic Wars “military” began to be applied to armed forces as a whole[2] and in the 21st century expressions like “military service”, “military intelligence” and “military history” encompass naval, marine and air force aspects. As such, it now connotes any activity performed by the military personnel.
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So in a nutshell, “military” originally meant simply land forces.
Oops, that’s still two words? As evident from my previous posts in this thread, I always just write it “servicemember”.
[feeble justification] And so do sources like military.com, if that counts. [/fj]
Never thought about it before, but obviously that’s why we have a “Military” Academy and a “Naval” Academy (Latin miles, “soldier”, nauta, “sailor”).
Well my gramps was part of the ground troops in the Air Force so he would be considered retired military.
They call them security forces in the USAF
Today the terms applies to all personnel, including Air Force, but the word soldier is reserved for Army.
I’m pretty sure the scene Completely insane robot witnessed went something like this:
Salesclerk: That will be fifty dollars plus tax.
Customer: Your sign said you had a fifteen percent discount for military personnel. Presents military ID
S: Yes we do. Your total is now forty two fifty plus tax.
C: Thanks!
S: Thank you, and thank you for your service.
My friend went with her dad. She had a date and everything that she broke it off with to do so because her dad came home from deployment, which at best happens once every 18 months or so. She was really excited about it.