I don't consider her to be a hero, because I don't consider her to have done anything heroic. I consider her to be unlucky to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and lucky to be alive. However, she did put her life on the line to volunteer to be in the military, and so that's worth some points in my book.
There is no good reason why she should not profit from her experience if the marketplace is willing to reward her for it. Now ask me if politicians should be allowed to profit from their experience (which mostly consists of using force or the threat of force to redistribute resources and mooch off the taxpayer).
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