[speeder]

Absolutely. Nothing to be ashamed of unless one talks schit/debases them when they are not around. When I turned 18, in 1977, the military was not a common choice for most of my classmates. A few went in, but not many. It was only a couple years after Viet Nam finally ended, (along with the draft), and no one perceived the U.S. to be under any type of military threat at that time.

None-the-less, I came "this-close" to enlisting in the Navy one year later, but chose to start college instead. If you were a draft-dodger/deserter/traitor or something I could see being ashamed, but not for any other reason. It's a volunteer military now, anyone in uniform chose to serve. Thank them and enjoy your freedom.