Originally Posted by deltaflieger
I would like to applaud your female friend. I totally agree with her.
Military personnel is doing a job. They chose to join the military and they
are getting paid to do that. Period. That does not qualify for upgrading
on flights or for any other special treats either.
Then I would bet that you are not a US citizen. Remember that most of DL's pax *are* US citizens and they probably wouldn't agree with your view.