I wasn’t aware you knew how many credits the people walking into your store have. Did the registrar office share their student status, courses completed, and courses enrolled?

Contracted cadets are in the military. Like it or not, that’s DOD definition.

Or maybe what he needed was someone to stand up to him and show him that his own achievements are what matter– and as of yet he has none.

You really think that was his takeaway? If anything, it backfired and gave him a bad taste in his mouth about Joe for the future. Maybe your portrayal of enlisted will cause him to dislike them in the future. You’re trying to humble him but humility won’t come from a minimum wage employee.

We should shut this conv down though. You’ve insulted my livelihood, my intelligence, my service, and now my reading comprehension. You sound cranky and may want to take a nap. Come by the store, I’ll fix you up with some medicine that’ll put you right off and hey– I might just give you that discount.

The irony is palpable. I sound cranky? Read your post. You’re the one who insulted yourself with this entire ordeal and come off as a has been who’s so desperate to retain some relevancy that he must over trip over college students to feel some semblance of control and power rather than accept they ended up in a crappy situation.