As A Vet I Question The Value Of My Service And If It Was Worth It

[cynatnite]

61. It's a matter of how much your country values your service...

I value my service very much because of what it did for me on a personal level. I was fortunate to have a fantastic group of people around me who understood what it meant to serve. Most of my DI's were Vietnam Vets. They understood war and how ugly it got. They did a fantastic job in passing on to us what war meant and what it meant to serve our country.

Sometimes it now seems like the recruitment shtick resembles a cool action movie. I would probably discourage anyone from serving, but the choice is still theirs and it's up to them to determine what their service means to them. That part of it is a personal thing.

However, on the other end is how much does your country value your service. Do they value it enough to ensure that there are no homeless veterans? That there are no starving veterans? Do they value your service enough to make sure that you have access to the VA and that you are getting all the care you need?

Sadly enough...we know the answers to these questions. What's even more sad is that this country has not done a fucking thing to make sure there are no more military veterans.