I am in the Military. I did my tour in the Persian Gulf during OEF and OND. My rank is the same as my Navy counter part as well as my paycheck. I am a Chief Machinery Technician with 1 month shy of 20 years of active duty service, 23 years of combined service. I will be 42 this month. How about you if you don't mind me asking?
Um. No.
You are not in the military.
maybe at one TIME you served in a branch of the military, but it is now a branch of Motherland Security.
The military works FOR the people and fights against foreign interests as directed by the department of defense.
Stop shitting yourself.
You can't have it both ways.
You are a waterborne TSA agent.
"combined service"

Blur that line boy....
Well thank you for your service.
Against the ENEMIES of this country.
I was in the MILITARY. Perhaps you heard about it, Law Enforcer.
Doing real time in real places. Not against my countrymen.
I have shed more blood in more mud than you have flexed for snow birds and pogues in Floridistan.
And you don't get to know what or where freshie.
Operation New Dawn? You're kidding right?

Those of us who have fought against foreign enemies don't brag about what and where.
We don't flash badges and ID cards.