vetdaughter
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Hi there,
I was hoping to pick some folks' brains and get some feedback about a nagging family question. My uncle touts himself to everyone as being "Retired Army." More improtantly he does this a great deal around my father. My dad is a vietnam vet. He was drafted and served an extended tour with the Corp of Engineers. He tells me about his experiences and is open about what he did and saw, but he isn't big into peppering it into social chit chat.
In an effort to avoid the draft, my uncle joined the NJ Army National Guard in the late 1960's. I believe he was trained as a medic, but spent his time playing in the local NJNG band. He did this for 20 years and abruptly retired as soon as the first persian gulf war was over. He has never been deployed overseas or in any local or national disaster.
I would like to know people's opinions as to my uncle's stance of being retired military and if, as active and former military members you feel it is fully appropriate that he presents himself as such.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this entry and I appreciate any insight.
I was hoping to pick some folks' brains and get some feedback about a nagging family question. My uncle touts himself to everyone as being "Retired Army." More improtantly he does this a great deal around my father. My dad is a vietnam vet. He was drafted and served an extended tour with the Corp of Engineers. He tells me about his experiences and is open about what he did and saw, but he isn't big into peppering it into social chit chat.
In an effort to avoid the draft, my uncle joined the NJ Army National Guard in the late 1960's. I believe he was trained as a medic, but spent his time playing in the local NJNG band. He did this for 20 years and abruptly retired as soon as the first persian gulf war was over. He has never been deployed overseas or in any local or national disaster.
I would like to know people's opinions as to my uncle's stance of being retired military and if, as active and former military members you feel it is fully appropriate that he presents himself as such.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this entry and I appreciate any insight.