But, when a reservist goes to active duty, he or she becomes a veteran. Thank you to all who have served in the armed forces.
And to the others outside of the US, thank you to you also, while this may not be the 'official' day in your country, your service is appreciated. (Because it's usually with or in conjunction with the United States). On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]>wrote: > Veteran refers to someone that has served active duty. That is my > definition anyway, and I think it is pretty much the common accepted > definition. 180 days of active duty is the benchmark from the Feds for many > ‘Veteran’ benefits. > > > > I am NOT belittling a reservist, they make huge sacrifices themselves and > as the last 9 years have proven they can go active a lot. I hold them in the > same high regard as active duty. Just different terms to describe who they > are. > > > > > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:30 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: To All my fellow Vets.....Happy Veterans' Day! > > > > Can someone please define “Veteran” for me - it means at some point being > full-time military and 8 years of just reserves or NG doesn’t count, right? > Sometimes the topic of veteran comes up and my wife and I have a little > discussion, but there’s no way it’s the same because part time mean you > don’t have to deal with most of the same issues the real servicemen go > through. The only “real” thing about NG/Reserves is the 16 weeks of basic > training and getting to blow stuff up a few times a year if you’re 11C > (mortars). Oh, and MRE’s one weekend a month and two weeks a year. Driving > Gama Goats too, but now I digress… > > > > Anyhow, happy Veteran’s day to those of you who had to put up with true > hardship in terms of sacrificing civilian life among other things! My dad > was regular Army – arty - for the Vietnam years (two tours!) and then NG > afterward. A brother went full time for many years too, crazy bastages. > > > > I could never get myself to go full-time, but I sure as hell appreciate > those that do. > > > > Dave Lum > > ARNG, 1983 -1991, E5 (11C) > > 41st IB, Oregon > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:06 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: To All my fellow Vets.....Happy Veterans' Day! > > > > Happy Veterans Day. > > > US ARMY, 1987-1991, SPC/E4 (52D) > 12th Engineering Battalion, Dexheim, Germany > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* > > > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Todd Lemmiksoo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Remember, Never forget! > > Kurt…..I'm not a Marine, Army, I fought along side the Marines in Vietnam. > Was their artillery support recon. > > Todd Lemmiksoo > Network Administrator > > All-Mode Communications, Inc. > 1725 Dryden Road > Freeville, New York 13068 > (607) 347-4164 x440 > 1-877-ALLMODE (toll free) > http://www.all-mode.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
