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:david....@nwea.org] 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:asbz...@gmail.com] 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 <tlemmik...@all-mode.com<mailto:tlemmik...@all-mode.com>> 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 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
