Originally Posted by senojekips

With your new kettle? I'll have a white with one sweetener if you don't mind.

Maybe I'm biased, although I try not to be, but I feel there are many persons both service and ex service who are very fair, I met many while in the services. After all servicemen are really just civvies in uniform.

All of the above not withstanding, I must also admit that the experience of being "tossed in at the deep end" does tend to shape the views of service people somewhat. The services do encourage people to stand on their own two feet, sometimes rather roughly, but the result is the same and not necessarily bad.

Like many persons who have had some very intense formative experience, service persons are sometimes less than tolerant with those who have not had that experience, and it is that experience that forms the bond found between service persons all over the world. This forum is a good example of that.

Like I've said all along, Yes, we are different, but that does not necessarily mean that we are bad people, totally without socially redeeming features.

As in all things, there are exceptions though.