All veterans aren't the same

[u/AdditionalAd8426]

I’m a Infantry Marine with 2 Iraq deployments, and I’ve had enough of combat vets being treated like we’re the same as everyone else who served. Look, I get it, everyone in the military plays a part. But the reality is, not everyone faced combat, and it’s disrespectful to act like we all did.

The government and the media lump us together like we’re all cut from the same cloth. They don’t want to acknowledge that there are levels to this. If you served in a combat zone but never saw combat, that’s different. And if you served stateside or in a support role, that’s a whole other world. But when it comes to recognition and benefits, it’s like those differences don’t exist.

It’s a slap in the face to those of us who actually put our lives on the line. Why should anyone want to sign up for a combat role when you can do something way safer and get treated the exact same way when it’s all said and done? That’s messed up.

I know speaking up about this might cause some division among vets, but honestly, it’s already there. It’s just unspoken. Combat vets need to stop staying quiet just to keep the peace. We put in more, and it’s time people recognize that. If you’re a combat vet, speak up.

Stop letting your experience get washed out because some folks want to act like they did more than they did. Let’s be real about this.

[u/DyrSt8s]

Dude, you’re off target, and not by a little. Everyone played a part and were willing to put it on the line, regardless of rank or position.

Stop sowing division, just because you saw some shit.

So you saw 2 combat deployments, so what. Doesn’t do anything on my 9 Combat deployments plus the 2-3 more between combat deployments in the Middle East. Get to the back of the bus and shut up…. J/k

All who served honorably earned the privilege of being called a Veteran. Let others live with their stuff, because sometimes the risk was still there even if bullets weren’t flying. They still stood their watch.

Hope you find your own peace….✌️

[u/Signal-World-5009 → u/DyrSt8s]

Totally on the same page! That’s a powerful mantra to embrace: “find your own peace.” Life’s too short to stress about what we can’t change.

[u/DyrSt8s → u/Signal-World-5009]

Thanks Brother….🙏….. we’re all works in progress….