According to the Dutch rules, you are a veteran when you served in a conflict or war, or was a member of a peace-keeping force. I was drafted into the Royal Dutch Air Force and served for two year, most of that in West-Germany with the Nike-Hercules rocket batteries. So I'm not a veteran in the eyes of the Dutch military and I don't feel or deserve it to be a veteran.
It seems the American definition is a little broader. I'm not sure if the Americans see a drafted and an enlisted soldier in the same way. So I could be considered a veteran if I were an American, I think if I read the definition of the va.org correctly. I would not dream of it because real veterans have done so much more to keep us safe.
The most dangerous thing during my service was the 200 mile drive home and back once a month when on leave. One time a bullet missed me by 4" when a room mate forgot to unload his UZI SMG when he came off watch and dropped the gun on a table. That still makes me not a veteran.

I kept the 9 mm bullet to this day with my dog tags.