AKSuperDually wrote:
The only trip where I had real troubles with the border crossings, were the PCS trips, traveling under orders.
That never occurred to me.
I just assumed it was bad luck, the other times I didn't even show military ID.
And...you're right about running into pricks. When I've had a bad crossing, it's been because one guy wanted to be a prick.
I try to be well rested and ready at the border crossings. It's definitely a place where you need your wits about you if things go sour.
They like tourists a lot more than military, so I try to act like a tourist. And now that I'm out, that's much easier. I took the veteran tags off my truck also, it was causing me too many hassles in Oregon.
Hmmm? Maybe I should do the same, get rid of the plates, but then no more freebies. I am a bit tired of the "cold shouldered" attention. Too bad too, as military folks and veterans deserve better, but I can't say it's not typical.
Down in Pensacola its the worst that I've experienced. One wouldn't think so with the Navy base there, Eglin an hour away, and Keesler, Tyndal, and all the other smaller port base around. Local people just don't have the gratitude for the military in Pensacola like some other places I've been. Yeah, of course they want that military spending, but don't expect a Mil discount or any sort of kind gesture, especially from the local Gov. and law enforcement.
Oh well, we just move on and stay under the wire.
