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http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/post...sn_t_mean_you_have_license_to_act_like_a_jerk
I'm sure this will raise a few hackles, but there is more than a whiff of truth to it IMHO. In a lt of ways society does seem to be bending over backwards to be making up for the ugliness of the Vietnam era. It's worth cogitating over. Keep your comments civil
I'm sure this will raise a few hackles, but there is more than a whiff of truth to it IMHO. In a lt of ways society does seem to be bending over backwards to be making up for the ugliness of the Vietnam era. It's worth cogitating over. Keep your comments civil
By "Joe the Devil Dog"
Best Defense guest correspondent
The recent mixup between Delta Airlines and an Army unit returning from Afghanistan over fees for a 4th bag got me thinking about the sense of entitlement felt by veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars. I know that when I got out of the Marines in 2005 I had a chip on my shoulder and felt like society owed me something for my service (as if the salary, experience, and GI Bill weren't enough). I worked as a bouncer on and off during school and had to escort soldiers out of the bar for being too drunk on more than one occasion. They often complained that they were being treated unfairly and should be allowed to stay because they were in the military or were veterans. My fellow bouncers, all civilians, felt extremely uncomfortable despite the fact that they had every right to ask the rowdy soldiers to leave. It was always fun to explain to a soldier that I was a prior Marine, that I knew how they felt, and that no, being a veteran doesn't give you license to be an *******...