Well, as I had said, my comment was not directed to anyone here, it was a remark about certain individuals who throw around their service as if it's something that automatically means I should shut up and bow my head in respect and just let them think their opinion overrides all, because they think that their service was entirely one-sided in my favor. If nobody here follows that train of thought, then everyone here is exempt from that grievance. After all, I WAS very specific about where that is directed, and I did also state it's not a generalization of all servicemembers. 
But no. I do not institutionalize respect. If I did, I'd run the risk of respecting the guys who have purposefully targeted civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and committed raped against both foreign civvies AND their own servicemembers. I mean, let's just quietly mull over how bad of a problem rape is in the military towards servicewomen by their own fellow servicemen... I cannot give broad, covers-all respect specifically because people like that do exist in the military, and they continue to exist to this day.
Like gall said; gotta go by a case-by-case basis. Sparty, if you're a good person, and you're clearing good pilots and puttin' in the work, then hell yeah, you got my respect.
But no. I do not institutionalize respect. If I did, I'd run the risk of respecting the guys who have purposefully targeted civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and committed raped against both foreign civvies AND their own servicemembers. I mean, let's just quietly mull over how bad of a problem rape is in the military towards servicewomen by their own fellow servicemen... I cannot give broad, covers-all respect specifically because people like that do exist in the military, and they continue to exist to this day.
Like gall said; gotta go by a case-by-case basis. Sparty, if you're a good person, and you're clearing good pilots and puttin' in the work, then hell yeah, you got my respect.
