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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
I agree with this.* That said, I have on several occasions bought drinks for US soldiers, particularly when seeing them in Europe. I'm not sure why, it just feels like the right thing to do.
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A good friend is in international supply chain management and travels a lot on business. He has frequent flyer account balances in the millions. He belongs to a group called Upgrade Soldiers that has pledged to always trade a first class seat with anyone in an American military uniform. (The airlines are under some pressure to upgrade soldiers if there’s an empty seat, but obviously they can’t displace a paying fare without consent.)
Nobody needs to do any “hero”ing or other bullshit. If I flew first class often enough (ever) to be able to do this, I’d like to think I would.
(Until the day I’m at the gate and see a service uniform and go, “Aw, crap.”)
