WAIT............there's a book? Nobody told me there was a book. Hell I been wingin it this whole time!

Seriously, never mattered to me about when or where someone served. A Vet is a Vet, you volunteered for "Military" service. Now for those of who joined up for other reasons other than to think they were never going to go to war. What are you stupid? It's the military, what do you think it does? Or as Webster put it:

Definition of military

1. a : of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war military discipline the country's military needs
b : of or relating to armed forces; especially : of or relating to ground or sometimes ground and air forces as opposed to naval forces military and naval affairs

2. a : performed or made by armed forces military operations
b : supported by armed force a military government

3. a : of or relating to the army the military academy at West Point

It's not about YOU, it's not about your feelings, it's not about getting "Bucky Beaver Badges", it's not about getting a college education and a 20K bonus. It's about protecting this country and the Constitution, and it's God forsaken people. That's the real reason you sign the paper..................the other shit comes later.

Oh I'm supposed to be making a point here somewhere about something. Yeah so in short you need to be an asset not a liability. That's why it used to be you couldn't be married and join the Marines.............NO EXCESS BAGGAGE! WE GIVE YOU ALL THE SHIT YOU CAN CARRY! Anyway we need you engaged and not dysfunctional, you have to put the team before yourself, and so on.............