Enlistment Expired, Habits Didn't - Funny Veteran Definition Military Shirt
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Enlistment Expired, Habits Didn't - Funny Veteran Definition Military Shirt
The enlistment ended on a date printed on a form. The rest never got the memo. He still wakes at 0500 without an alarm, says 'roger' to the drive-through speaker, and arrives fifteen minutes early to anything with a start time. The towels are folded in thirds. The boots by the door are lined up heels to the wall. Veterans Day comes once a year; the habits report every morning. For the veteran whose family stopped asking why the bed is made tight enough to bounce a quarter off it.
THE DEBRIEF
A dictionary entry set in a worn typewriter face: the headword vet·er·an broken by syllable dots, the pronunciation /'vet-ə-rən/ noun, then two numbered definitions: 1. a person whose enlistment expired. 2. a person whose habits didn't. Every letter is pitted like a dry ink stamp.
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QUESTIONS FROM THE BACK
Who is considered a veteran on Veterans Day?
Veterans Day honors everyone who served in the U.S. armed forces, the living especially, which is how it differs from Memorial Day. By the second definition, he qualifies every morning at 0500.
What is the definition of a veteran?
Under U.S. law, a person who served in the active military, naval, air or space service and was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The unofficial second sense covers the bed made tight enough to bounce a quarter.
What does ETS mean in the military?
Expiration Term of Service: the date an enlistment contract ends, a term used mostly in the Army. The first definition has one. The second never does.
