In the US, it’s actually “Uniformed Services” as there are seven such, not all of them being in the Department of Defense.
When I got back to the US after being overseas during Desert Storm, I got a free sandwich from the local Subway and the manager said “This is on us, thank you for your service.” If it’s that big of a deal, I guess I can go take it back.
Lessee: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard…You know, this is the first time I’ve heard of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the NOAA Corps.
You forgot “Elephant.” 
Nice threadshit. Ever been to Kentucky?
You’re only allowed to make that reference during an Equinox or a Solstice. 
It is lame to go to the prom with your brother. I don’t care if you haven’t seen him in a long time. That is not what proms are for.
That is even weirder. You take your dad to a Purity Ball, not to the prom. You go with your dad to the Camp Fire Girls Father-Daughter Banquet. When you are 11!
In the 7th Cav, we were “Troopers”, not soldiers.
It is lame to go to the prom with your brother. I don’t care if you haven’t seen him in a long time. That is not what proms are for.
ETA: She had only seen him once! Since he got back from Afghanistan! IN SEPTEMBER!
Wow, what a dutiful sister.
And we used to call ourselves “Nachlawim”. Doesn’t change the fact that we were soldiers, just like you were.
I know that the OP has been suspended, but just wanted to add my 2 cents. If I go into a new store, I ask if they have a military discount. If they do, I ask if military retirees are entitled to it. If they are, i show my retired ID card, and collect my discount. If not, I say “Oh well”, and pay the full price. I know that Lowe’s and Home Depot both offer a 10% discount, while Walmart and Target do not. My wife could tell you about pretty much any store.
I usually do not purchase large items (Like computers) out in town. I will shop around at the nearest Military Exchange, whether it is an NEX, an MCX, or an AAFES PX, as these stores do not charge sales tax. They do, however, add a 5% surcharge to your purchase that goes directly to the base MWR fund.
I have never seen a movie theatre offer free movies to the military. I usually get $1 or $2 off of the price, even in areas with little military presence.
I have never seen preferential parking off base. On base, there usually is preferential parking for high ranked officers and enlisted. Possible CR saw the family member of an O-6 or E-9 think that the parking they get on base carries over out in town.
I have not seen very many cases of rape in the Middle East, althouh there have been a fair share of cases in Japan and the Far East. These cases infuriate me, as the perpetrators not only make all Americans look bad, it also affected my liberty opportunities in various country. Currently it is against regulations for any American Service Member in Japan to consume alcohol after 2300, even if they are in their own house in base housing due to a spate of embarrassing alcohol related incidents there.
And lastly, the Airman in the story is a douche. You do not make a statement in uniform. I would not be surprised if he faced an Article 15, or whatever the Air Force calls it. You don’t wear the uniform to demand special treatment.
Here, have a comma on me!
What’s really lame is assuming that a prom is the same for everyone and that if some girl wants her older brother to escort her there, that there is something wrong with that.
Unless, that is, you have some cite to the “rules of proms”?
A while back a member of the armed service pitted soldiers wearing their uniforms at airports and such looking like slobs. He constructed a cogent argument of why a slovenly uniformed soldier in public disgraced himself, branch he served, and all the members of it.
I thought is castigation was harsh, but respected him and his service more for it and in the end agreed with him.
What I’m saying is, this OP is stupid.
AAFES is now known as the Exchange. You can go to their website and then go to the participating computer sellers (via the shopmyexchange site’s specialty store or online mall) to get (supposedly) discounted prices. If an item is carried by the Exchange online itself, then there’s no tax; if the total purchase price is $49 or more, there’s no shipping charge for standard shipping.
I’ve no idea what surcharge you’re talking about. Every time I’ve shopped at a military exchange, I’ve paid the posted price and that’s it. Granted, the profits the Exchange earns are rolled into the MWR/similar organizations, but there’s no surcharge added to the bill. It’s the commissary that has a surcharge.
You may hate it, but according to the Army Manual of Style, the word “Soldier” is to be capitalized, as should Family (when referring to the Family member of a Soldier.) If you want to refer to a Military member and are not sure of the branch of the person, Soldier is acceptable but Troop is the preferred term.
SFC Schwartz
Sorry, I conflated The DeCa “surcharge” with the Exchange “mark-up”. However, the point I was making is still valid. The mark-up at the exchange goes back into the base MWR fund, which runs many programs that I still get to participate in. By shopping at the exchange, I don’t pay state sales tax, and any “profit” goes back to active duty and to a lesser extent the retired personnel that use that base.
I’m sorry, but the Army Manual of Style does not determine the rules of grammar for the English language; or at least, it doesn’t determine them for people who are not members of the U.S. armed force.
**Occupations are not proper nouns.
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In the 7th Cav, we were “Troopers”, not soldiers.
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You convince the 1st Sergeant and the Squadron Sergeant Major that.