{"id":30798,"date":"2023-11-08T21:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/08\/most-young-vets-think-its-time-to-retire-thank-you-for-your-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:57:01","slug":"most-young-vets-think-its-time-to-retire-thank-you-for-your-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2023\/11\/08\/most-young-vets-think-its-time-to-retire-thank-you-for-your-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Most young vets think it\u2019s time to retire \u2018Thank you for your service\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Day is fast approaching, and with it comes a gathering storm of American civilian \u201cThank you for your service\u201d platitudes so relentless that they threaten the structural integrity of the very veteran eardrums receiving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many who have donned the uniform, the phrase elicits myriad awkward responses. Some vets simply have no reply chambered and instead offer nonsensical returns like \u201cYou too,\u201d \u201cThanks for your support\u201d or \u201cThe son of man did not come to be served, but to serve,\u201d before launching into a \u201cStomp the Yard\u201d dance routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while authentic sentiment and genuine gratitude no doubt have merit, \u201cThank you for your service\u201d has lost its appeal to many who served in America\u2019s 21st-century wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But precisely<i> <\/i>how much today\u2019s veterans shun the phrase has remained largely unquantified \u2014 at least until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/go-beyond-thanks-new-survey-reveals-we-should-do-more-than-simply-thank-our-veterans-for-their-service-301981758.html\" target=\"_blank\">survey produced and sourced<\/a> over September and October by USAA, Endeavor Analytics and YouGov, there exists concrete evidence that veterans are indeed tired of the withering barrage of thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All told, half of the 1,639 veterans and military personnel surveyed said \u201cThank you for your service\u201d makes them feel downright \u201cuncomfortable or awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That number, however, climbs to nearly 70 percent when it comes to veterans between the ages of 18 and 29. Only veterans 65 and over responded that the phrase is favorably received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the civilian side, meanwhile, one recent proposition to inject new life into the tired phrase was to alter the language in a way that &#8230; well, quite frankly, would only exacerbate the cringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/2022\/10\/03\/tyfys-lawmaker-files-bill-to-thank-troops-for-our-freedom-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Jack Bergman<\/a>, R-Mich., filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-resolution\/1405\/all-info\" target=\"_blank\">non-binding legislation<\/a> last year aimed at replacing the phrase \u201cThank you for your service\u201d with \u201cThank you for our freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bergman, a retired Marine Reserve three-star general who oozes medically concerning amounts of motivation, said at the time that the \u201cresolution will help ensure those of us blessed to call America home understand the personal importance of our servicemen and women\u2019s sacrifice for our Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Bergman\u2019s legislation had virtually no chance of becoming law, his particular example of unbridled, all-inclusive appreciation is one of many that have helped spawn the notorious \u201cVet Bro,\u201d a mythical Florida Man of the military draped in tactical gear, Punisher stickers, and shirts replete with eye-melting slogans and sleeves elongated during manufacturing just to accommodate colossal flag prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are there adequate alternatives to \u201cThank you for your service,\u201d opportunities to connect beyond small talk, to educate, to honor those who embodied selfless service? 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