My nephew joined the Navy after 9/11 and was medically discharged from boot camp after just a couple weeks due to being short one kidney from standard issue, discovered after joining. He's considered a veteran and it has nothing to do with time served. His intent was 100% to serve his country. He had to take swimming classes prior to joining since he had never swam before. He just wanted to serve. Intent > time in.
The point of this post is not to diminish any veteran's service. It is a specific criticism of the way Derek Johnson uses his veteran status to attack other veterans and deceive patriots on social media.
My nephew joined the Navy after 9/11 and was medically discharged from boot camp after just a couple weeks due to being short one kidney from standard issue, discovered after joining. He's considered a veteran and it has nothing to do with time served. His intent was 100% to serve his country. He had to take swimming classes prior to joining since he had never swam before. He just wanted to serve. Intent > time in.
The point of this post is not to diminish any veteran's service. It is a specific criticism of the way Derek Johnson uses his veteran status to attack other veterans and deceive patriots on social media.