No, I mean that you have said Rooney was not a real soldier because...well, I'm not sure exactly why, though it appears to be because he was not in the combat arms. So, that would make you, by YOUR definition (not mine) a REAL soldier/sailor/airman/Marine because you did serve in combat. Because you were, to put it in your terms, a pilot or gunner on the B-17, not "riding" in it.
You are the one who demeaned millions of non-combat WWII vets (and all the non-combat vets since) by saying Rooney was not a veteran or a soldier. Nice try.
No, I mean Below is your post. You are challenging me by saying that if I had not served in combat I would not be a real soldier:
You: If you really served in combat in a way that makes it clear you were a real soldier/sailor/airman or Marine,