Reddit reviews Thank You for My Service

I came across this book titled "Thank you for my service" by a guy called Mat Best who was wearing an American flag. It was a ridiculous cover and I thought "wow, what a toolbox." I laughed a good laugh, confident I knew that the title and cover photo were typical justbootthings. I walked away feeling pretty damn good about myself. I even stopped to smell one of my own farts in smug self-satisfaction, but as I took it in, the thought occurred to me that if I really wanted to enjoy the smell of my own fart, I ought to at least make sure I wasn't misinterpreting it. I went back and read the inside of the jacket. As I understood it, the author was actually saying that his service was the greatest experience of his life, and that he wanted to thank citizens and generally for putting him in a position to serve in a way that was meaningful for him. I felt pretty darn foolish. That seemed like a generally laudable perspective and something the opposite of what I assumed he meant by "Thank you for my service."

In my defense, the guy's name is Mat with only one T, like doormat and so his name and the cover picture worked to confirm my existing bias.

https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Service-Mat-Best/dp/1524796492

This is a book. Dear God.

> The unapologetic, laugh-your-ass-off military memoir both vets and civilians have been waiting for, from a five-tour Army Ranger turned YouTube phenomenon and zealous advocate for veterans
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> Members of the military’s special operations branches share a closely guarded secret: They love their jobs. They relish the opportunity to fight. They are thankful for it, even, and hopeful that maybe, possibly, they’ll also get to kill a bunch of bad guys while they’re at it. You don’t necessarily need to thank them for their service—the pleasure is all theirs.
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> In this hilarious and personal memoir, readers ride shotgun alongside former Army Ranger and private military contractor and current social media phenomenon Mat Best, into the action and its aftermath, both abroad and at home. From surviving a skin infection in the swampy armpit of America (aka Columbus, Georgia) to kicking down doors on the outskirts of Ramadi, from blowing up a truck full of enemy combatants to witnessing the effects of a suicide bombing right in front of your face, Thank You for My Service will give readers who love America and love the good guys fresh insight into what it’s really like inside the minds of the men and women on the front lines.
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> It’s also a sobering yet steadying glimpse at life for veterans after the fighting stops, when the enemy becomes self-doubt or despair and you begin to wonder why anyone should be thanking you for anything, least of all your service. How do you keep going when something you love turns you into somebody you hate? For veterans and their friends and families, Thank You for My Service will offer comfort, in the form of a million laughs, and counsel, as a blueprint for what to do after the war ends and the real fight begins.
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> And for civilians, this is the insider account of military life you won’t find anywhere else, told with equal amounts of heart and balls. It’s Deadpool meets Captain America, except one went to business school and one went to therapy, and it’s anyone’s guess which is which.