Originally Posted by Silver2Gold

I, personally, take ONE exception to this policy, which is for uniformed members of the military returning from over seas. Many of them are returning from garden spots like Mosul, Baghdad , or Tikrit and still have Iraqi soil on their boots. I always work with the Captain and lead flight attendant and try to get them moved up front if there is room.

Only once have I got pushback on this - from an A-line flight attendant who would not budge. Unfortunately it was for a navy Seal commander returning from Afghanistan. I know for a fact that this guy had been sleeping months on end in the dirt and taking direct fire - fighting so our A-line could spend months on end sleeping in nice hotels (don't get me started.....) I actually had 3 passengers tell me "I think it's wonderful what you tried to do for that soldier."