Originally Posted by
channa
How would military be more deserving than any of the other paid public servants that may be on board (e.g., teachers, firefighters, etc.)? Aren't they all paid government employees who work at will?
Sigh. Always one in the bunch.
If they were in uniform going to fight a fire somewhere I would gladly give a firefighter my seat. Point being that 9/10 times you see a military person in uniform they are going to or coming back from harm's way. They deserve it.