Upon graduation from basic training they've put more effort and made a larger commitment to serving their country than most civilians ever will already. It's true they are green and haven't seen any action, but many support and clerical personnel in the military will never see combat, they'll never be in s combat zone or even perform an action which directly benefits combat troops. Those people still deserve respect because they are still a part of the mechanisms that make the military run. So are new recruits, it's hard to run a military more than a few decades without FNG's. They're about to give some of the prime years of youth to the military. Of course- vet or no if you walk around demanding things and thinking you're better than everyone else you're a c@nt, but in a uniform I'll cut a c@nt a little more slack than anyone else.
Oh yeah they deserve respect for being in it, I'm talking more about the guys who try to use it as leverage or entitlement. I've seen some guys who JUST joined getting pissy for not getting discount at places that don't offer them or when they can't prove they're in the military and guys who haven't seen any action acting like they're all knowledgeable about the " horrors " of war talking like they've been through it. That's when it gets annoying as fuck and makes me have less respect for them than I'd have for any regular person
I'll agree a lot of kids come out with an attitude. Some people are just that way, and others will temper with age. It can be annoying to see, and if they are embarrassing the service with their behavior I'll call them on it, but otherwise it's just one of those things in life you have to deal with- young people tend to get more annoying the older you get, unless you learn to just laugh and recall being a young idiot too, and how much you've (hopefully) changed.
90% of basic training is learning the protocol and culture of the military, and assuming the group identity of a soldier. Upon graduation you are in service, and so not only is it technically correct to distinguish people as civilians, but it is part of settling into and assuming your new identity. I don't know why anyone would downvoted famous for that.
I was in the air cadets for five years, not even the real military
But you pick up terms like this and I regularly use the term "civvies" to describe both non-military and non-cadet personnel, and casual clothing
But you pick up terms like this and I regularly use the term "civvies" to describe both non-military and non-cadet personnel, and casual clothing