Most people, when they're leaving the forces, look back and reflect on it. Especially for me, I was approaching 60. I looked back and reflected on various things I'd done during my career.
Senior service military personnel are conscious of what the difference means, and how it impacts them. As I said, everybody in the military, after a few years, knows the difference. You're not a war veteran as far as the military is concerned, and also as far as VAC is concerned.