Happy Veterans Day to those who served.... When I say that to my pops, it's not that well received and usually starts some kind of rant ( Huey crew chief / door gunner in Vietnam ). Unfortunately he's never really acknowledged or embraced his service status.. until the state of Florida offered him free registration on his truck
In Turkey, every male is obligated to serve for 12 months once they hit age 20. If you live abroad and you are a dual citizen, you pay Turkish government $10,000 and they reduce your obligation from 1 year to 3 weeks. I did serve in Turkish Army for 3 weeks back in 2009. Am I considered veteran? @abyzmul @Cman68
We were all fat byz. This was more like a camp more than an army stuff. We slept in bunkers and woke up at 5 to start the day etc but nothing else.