Pretend marine

[alxone]

I am right with Roberth on this one. I did not have the honor of serving, I was too engrossed in "me" at the time to think of something greater than myself.
When I matured enough to realize it was the right thing to do I had kids and a mortgage.
But as the son of a WWII combat vet(10th Mtn) I have the utmost respect for any veteran, regardless of branch. I wear the 10th Mountain flash on my forearm as an homage to them, but have never claimed it as "mine".
Any person who attempts to further themselves through false honor is one small step above whale shit in the Marianas trench.
If you guys find him and need somebody to hold your jackets while you have your "reunion" I'm in.

Thanks to those that served!

that about sums it up . i hate people that pretend to be something they are not . the fella in question sounds like a heal

[Kraven251]

In a similar boat myself, never served, but I have ZERO tolerance for those that dishonor and are a discredit to those that did.

I know and have known way too many people that have served and most the time you just know when someone is full of shit.

[Dave]

[UrbanWolf]

They just must expect they'll never meet anyone who's ever been in, or they're just that dumb. There needs to be punishment for these people who think they can "play army". Stolen Valor act only goes so far, this is getting ridiculous.

I thought there are law about it already.

[Kraven251]

I thought there are law about it already.

There is, it is legal as long as you are not in the military. 1A allows you to be a lying scumbag.

[UrbanWolf]

There is, it is legal as long as you are not in the military. 1A allows you to be a lying scumbag.

So weed-head can show off a fake insignia while talking about how he was a badass US SAS with the SCAR-L in Iraq-stan's battle of Mogadishu, killed a shit bunch of Russian merc and get away with it?

[Mick-Boy]

Yep.

[tawm]

Almost as funny is messing with boot Marines/military out of A-school/ITB that sit in bars talking a big talk. The only bad part is it requires one to go to said bars.

[osok-308]

I know a guy in Georgia who got all sorts of Marine tattoos, Eagle and Globe, Semper Fi, etc. and he's never been in the marines. He's a total douche. I've never been in the service, but I have a ton of respect for all of you that have. Knowing that people do this stuff really grinds my gears!

[Mick-Boy]

Almost as funny is messing with boot Marines/military out of A-school/ITB that sit in bars talking a big talk. The only bad part is it requires one to go to said bars.

We were all there once.

I enlisted fresh out of school when I was 17. After graduating SOI, I was absolutely convinced that I was the baddest thing on two feet... right up until my first Platoon Sgt at 2/2 caught me looking at him sideways and offered to drop blouses with me (I accepted). It was the first in many, many lessons in humility that I've been learning ever since taking up the profession of arms.

Remember, everyone starts somewhere.