Originally Posted by
m0nkfish
I think ex military people get irritated by woke rubbish like this because the military is a family rather than a job/career for a lot of the people who join up. Even once they have left the service they will still continue to feel a strong connection to the service they were in, quite a few will be in receipt of a pension, many will attend reunions, they will continue to socialise and maybe even work with serving and ex serving people, etc. Personally, having served myself and obviously known many others who also have, I would find it a little strange if someone gave zero $h1ts about what happens to their service once they've left.
This absolutely covers my feelings. I spent the majority of my life (so far) in the RAF, and still care what happens to the organisation that ‘made me’. It irks me greatly when some folk apparently don’t give a hoot the moment they step out the door. The RAF was to me far more than just a job…and I was proud to be associated with those that had gone before (accepting that attitudes and behaviour changed in the 35 years of my service).