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As a veteran of the US Air Force, I can say that veteran is not exclusively a military term. You can be a veteran of any field, hobby, or activity if you've been there a while and are experienced.

We always get these people who might have served for a single enlistment (4-6 years), then make the rest of their life about their military service. It's really cringey and they don't deserve half the respect they think they're entitled to. Your life shouldn't be defined by a few years in a particular role.

(Hint: no one is entitled to respect. Respect is earned.)

For the record, I spent 20 years working an IT job in the military, mostly out of harm's way. I feel weird when people try to thank me for my service. I didn't really do anything worth thanking. Save it for people who laid down their lives in your defense. Most of us don't actually experience that level of responsibility and hardship in our service; a lot of service members tend to have a pretty quiet career.

I've heard veteran teacher and nurse many times.

I particularly like that he labels himself as ex-Founder of something... Either you established something or you didn't, you can't take it back motherfucker

What a pedantic asshole. “Veteran” is just a thing people say when they’re experienced in a given area.

I don’t think I’d be able to tolerate this guy for more than a few minutes.

According to Merriam-Webster, the word "veteran" comes from a Latin adjective, veteranus, describing long experience. The first known use in English carried the meaning of an old soldier who served for a long time. But okay, let's pretend that the original meaning isn't valid because it was borrowed as a word describing a soldier, then shouldn't we also go after people who call themselves "veterans" because they spent a single term of enlistment in the armed forces, and especially those who never had a tour of duty?

Vet here (🤮). Who gives a shit. I've heard numerous professions have so-called "Veteran Xs". It implies experience, knowledge, and time spent in a role. Not having had your leg blown off by an I.E.D.

Is this jackwagon even a Veteran, or is this just another virtue signaller who feels they need to jump to our defense for brownie points?

I had a really viscous bad tempered old dog.
It kept barking and trying to bite people that did't look like it,
so I took it to the Veteran Aryan.

I've fought all over, from tilted towers to badwater basin. I'm a veteran gamer.

I fought in the great war against Ulfric the false Dovahkiin! In the time before and ever after I've slain countless Dovah and befriended but few. In the towns, in every city they all herd the Greybeards call. In every mead hall a song in remembrances of my kin long before my time had come.

For I am the last, Dovahkiin!

Every non-rookie sports person is a veteran.

Why does the gaming industry constantly try to gatekeep certain language?

Get a more interesting hobby.

This guy is a real veteran dumbass

Did this dude say this somewhere I can go and call him an idiot directly? Because, if this wasn't one of the corporate social media companies, I would very much like to.