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Yeah, I can't find myself to care very much about this.
You never served, so of course you don't.
The you never served statement to a civilian is unacceptable. The military serves the society not the other way around. The society is superior to the military which means the military is subordinate to the society. A veteran or any active duty military personnel dismissing a valid comment by a civilian in the society is tantamount to rejection of civilian control of the military armed forces. Military service is unique, special, sacred and honorable. Inherent to it is respect of the views and opinions of the society in military matters, command decisions, programs, strategy, personnel decisions and so on. I happen to agree this item is not newsworthy. You have an opposite view which is fine. But you haven't any place trying to pull rank when the person outranks you simply on the strength of being a civilian in the society at large. Military-civil relations are precious so recognize the fact and respect it for the good of everyone, all sectors of the society and for the nation itself.