I did my time and am proud of it.
I run into a lot of People who see my Marine hat as I wear them all the time and they say are you an X Marine?
Well that gets me going as I tell them their is no such thing as an xMarine.
I tell them it is somthing you earn it is not given to you.
I have decals on ym truck to let everone knoew I am a Marine.
My wife will drive my truck and people will ask her "is your husbent an xMarine" and boy that is the wrong thing to say to her as she tells them the same thing I'd say to them.
You may do your time and get out but you never realy get out as it is in your hart and a part of your life till the day you are no longer here.
So if some one aske you if you are and X MARINE tell them the same thing my wife and I say and make they will stop asking that sill question!!!