Any Navy Veteran who served from 2-Sept.-1945 to 26-Dec-1991, prevented World War III for 46 years. We must never forget those who did pay the Ultimate price with their lives. USS Scorpion SSN-589, and many others. I Salute your Bravery.....
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  • I agree John. Unfortunately there are those who are at high levels at the AL & VFW, who don't see it that way. Kind of sucks.
  • Al, it seems to me that this employer is very mis-guided. A VETERAN is a VETERAN. Many of my friends who did not serve overseas in the right place or at the right time do not consider themselves VETERANS because they are not eligible for the VFW. I have tried to convince them otherwise, but it is tough. As Quartermaster of our VFW Post, I have written to our National HQ on behalf of these other VETERANS. I realize that the VFW is for VETERANS who served overseas during war-time and in a war-zone. However, my argument has been that many of my friends served overseas during Vietnam but not in Vietnam. They had no control over where they were sent, yet they are not eligible for the VFW. In the same vein, many others are not eligible for membership in the American Legion because their service was prior to or after a conflict. As far as I am concerned, any person who honorably served our Country in the Armed Forces is a VETERAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Recently during my job search efforts, numerous times I encounter applications that ask if the applicant is a veteran. However, I recently came across one that catagorizes a veteran as either a Viet Nam, Iraq, or Disabled. Get this, no selection option for any other vet. Why is that?
  • Chris,
    lol @ taking commands from a woman :D I can laugh because..well, I can! Actually I was in charge of a crew required to outfit J85's with the proper Q gear for port or starboard engines. One time one of my men could not get a screw into this piece of q-gear as the engine kept rolling away from him as he was trying to lift the screw so it would align right with the q-gear. I sat and watched him for at least 40 minutes struggling with that darn thing. I so easily could have told him to block the wheels or simply push the engine stand up against something so it wouldn't roll away from him but I wanted him to figure it out. I then offered to help, but he declined, so I continued watching him. Turned out he got so frustrated he threw the wrench and lost the socket off the end. We had to shut down the entire shop to find that socket. That upset him even more. I think the icing on the cake though was when I went over to the engine, pushed it against a stand so it wouldn't roll away from me and put in that screw he struggled with for so long and it took me less than one minute. THAT was the icing on the cake for him. ~giggles~ If I would have caught on that he was getting so frustrated I would have held the engine stand myself, but he was one of the many who used to give me s&(& just because I was a woman. After that, he didn't give me as much crap. What I found funny most was the crap they'd give me until they needed to bum a cigarette! I ended up smoking those nasty "Satin" cigarettes because I was spending so much money on them since I was supplying most my crew! LOL they wouldn't get caught smoking a satin, so it cut down on my cost LOTS back then. (Thankfully I quit smoking almost 7 years ago now.)
  • Nice to see people talking! Also, very nice to meet you all. Thank you for your encouraging words. For the most part I get the thank you for serving response from people. Most of the angst comes from my immediate family where my step-dad was a Marine himself. He served during the Korean War, got his shots 3 times as he volunteered to go over seas, yet never left the continental USA. He has hurt himself even because he doesn't feel he "deserves" anything since he never served on the ground in combat. So since he feels that way about himself, it's extended to the way he and the other family members have viewed my service. Sad isn't it?
  • I went on a ship in 84 and I loved it. Can't say that it wasn't hard to get the men not to focus on us for being women. Being professional helped overcome that issue. I went on to serving in marine units after that but kind of missed being out to sea.

    A veteran is someone who has served as far as I know. Combat vets are combat vets.
  • I have never heard anyone say you aren't a true Veteran unless you served in combat.Anyone who served Honorably either Active, Reserve or National Guard is a Veteran irregardless of combat service. Instead of taking offense at the VA or anywhere else when someone asks you what war you were in just look them in the eye, smile and say " I was in The United states Navy". A lot of the people you meet at the VA including the Doctors were never in a war either.
  • Hey Judith hang in there and be proud. I also served with women on board ship. Some of them were Snipes and were damn good mechanics and worked and played hard just like the guys.
    Fair Winds and Following Seas
  • Amen Todd! I served in the 60's and never saw combat but we lost a man overboard, rode out some big storms in the North Atlantic and watched Aircraft crash doing night landings from the "Bird Farms"I'm proud to have served and know my shipmates and I did our duty as required by the place and times. My Grandfather (Spanish American War) My Father (Pilot WW II) and Brother (Nam) all saw combat. We go back 10 generations of military service, some saw combat ,some didn't, all were proud to have served.
  • A veteran is a veteran. Some have more medals, some pay the ultimate sacrifice. The fact is we all put the uniform on with the same risk every day. Some never see combat, some saw more than their share. But the willingness to do what we are called upon to do is what makes us a cohesive unit. I wear a hat "Cold War Veteran." I all the time have to justify why it was the cold war. It's not taught, and to most it didn't really exsist. But if you think about all the things that happened in that time frame, there was a lot. Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, hostages in Iran, ect.... As a submariner, I went to sea on a missle platform who's sole purpose was to deter Soviet aggression and WW III. I'm everyone in this group male or femaile served during some event of communist aggression as well.
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