But I’ve definitely worked with service members who would boycott businesses near our bases if they refused to provide a military discount.
that seems like a plus
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cobysev@lemmy.world 1 day ago
As a military veteran, this makes me a little sad… but the whole military discount thing has always made me feel weird. I mean, I’m no hero. I spent 20 years sitting at a desk, fixing computers. Why should I deserve a discount over any other office worker?
I currently live in an area far away from any military bases, so I’ve mostly stopped asking about military/veteran discounts. Most people here aren’t used to military being around this area anyway so there’s rarely a discount to offer. And I don’t really care if I get a discount or not; it doesn’t hurt me to pay full price.
But I’ve definitely worked with service members who would boycott businesses near our bases if they refused to provide a military discount. Some people get really entitled about their status. Those were the worst people I had to deal with in the service.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Fades@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I know you got paid to be there, but still. A country without a military, even in times of “peace”, is a scary thing. Especially given the direction the world is heading these days… sure you sat behind a desk but who knows what you may have been needed to do if called upon in a worst case scenario, and so for that I say thank you for your service 🙏
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
The Facebook moms found us, who’s making the next link aggregator?
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
👅💦🥾
BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 1 day ago
Reading this made me cringe.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
lol
bobo1900@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
“Thank you for your service” cringe apart, you are right, militaries are paid for the inherit risk their profession carries, even if unlikely.
Also, on a little more distopian way, if incentivized, people are more likely to enroll in your military. And I’m guessing these discounts are on the shops, so it’s free benefit from the state.