Guy claims he did 20 years as usmc sniper...

[smle-man]

I feel like some veterans have a sense that they are entitled to a certain amount of respect for having been employed by the military at some point in their lives. I know a certain girl who joined the Navy after high school, did her 4 years and got out, and was constantly (and still is) getting new Navy/military/veteran tattoos, wearing veteran-related clothes, constantly talking about her time in the service and how it made her a hard-*ss... When I happen to know that all she did for those 4 years was refuel and clean helicopters 3000 miles from the nearest combat zone. It's like, that's great and all, thank you for your service, but you're acting like you only barely didn't get the Medal of Honor.

So, what did you do in the war?

She joined up and left four years of her life behind. She got to go to boot camp and be humiliated for many weeks. She got to pull duty and clean latrines. She got to be ordered around and told what to do. She got to have the responsibility of people's lives in her very hands when she refueled those helos. She got to work in an environment that when accidents happen, they are usually loud and frequently fatal.

I got to notify the father of an E6 killed in a training accident in peacetime. I got to be on a board that investigated a soldier killed by a rocket that went in his front and ot the back. He was an E3 who signed up for 4 years of active service. They weren't in a war zone.

Sheesh. This is what pisses me off. She can wear her military themed T shirt for the rest of her life because she did it.

[smle-man]

There are two people in the military you NEVER bad mouth: 1) The person bringing you the food; 2) The person bringing you the ammo.



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And the company clerk. Never mess with the company clerk.

[vintagearms]

There are two people in the military you NEVER bad mouth: 1) The person bringing you the food; 2) The person bringing you the ammo.



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Or the navy Corpsman as they had the best porn stash and knew everything going on in and around the base.

[Germz]

There are two people in the military you NEVER bad mouth: 1) The person bringing you the food; 2) The person bringing you the ammo.
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It's a new age. Now it's never bad mouth the guys who fix your computer.

[mcisniper]

What the guy said there are between 1600 and 2200 active seals and I've met all 4000 of them
most prolly motor pool.

When the Navy rolled the support units in and created NSW, everyone became a SEAL. Boat drivers, EOD, VBSS guys...

[thomashoward]

A REAL sniper would never brag of his service to our country.

I know a lot of guys that were Vietnam in country that are in therapy for PTSD or cancer treatment from agent OJ exposure.They really don't want to talk about it.

[trailtundra]

I feel like some veterans have a sense that they are entitled to a certain amount of respect for having been employed by the military at some point in their lives....

You might be mistaking that sense entitlement to a certain amount of respect with pride for having volunteered to serve their country.

[Froggy257]

Real Hero's don't brag

[dfletcher]

I feel like some veterans have a sense that they are entitled to a certain amount of respect for having been employed by the military at some point in their lives. I know a certain girl who joined the Navy after high school, did her 4 years and got out, and was constantly (and still is) getting new Navy/military/veteran tattoos, wearing veteran-related clothes, constantly talking about her time in the service and how it made her a hard-*ss... When I happen to know that all she did for those 4 years was refuel and clean helicopters 3000 miles from the nearest combat zone. It's like, that's great and all, thank you for your service, but you're acting like you only barely didn't get the Medal of Honor.

Just a few observations, if your description is accurate -

I'd suggest some are of the "I'm entitled" nature regardless of whether they served in the military. That quality exists separately from service and most likely predated it. But to say a person was "employed" by the military, unless one is speaking of a contractor or GSA type, is pejorative. So far as I know, when one joins they don't know if they're going to be safe and happy or miserable and trying to not get their fannies shot off. And unlike being "employed" they don't get to quit.

A person doesn't "get" the Medal of Honor, they earn it.

Perhaps your friend senses there is a rather perfunctory quality to the "thank you for your service" remark.

[SgtSilbaugh]

Its funny how no one is ever a cook, an arsenal manager or other important but otherwise bland occupation.

I'm not afraid to tell people I was a radio tech, but I made the most out of it. Did machine gunners course, auxiliary security force training (aka gate guard *****), training in Korea, Thailand, got to blow **** up in Thailand (c4, hedp rounds, det cord, time cord), nearly got hit by a mortar (about 75-100 yards from impact) in Iraq first tour.
No shame in being a pogue [emoji6]

[SgtSilbaugh]

https://instagram.com/p/wAs8RSS_va/

[medc23]

ask if he got his ID 10T (IDIOT ) card

[TheDigitalPicasso]

Ask him to rub your belly. If he does it clockwise then he's lying. Also you can ask him to tap his head with his left arm and rub his belly clockwise with his right arm. If he gets that right then he's a true USMC black navy seal special oporater kick *** ninja guy.

Or you can try something like this:

[kozumasbullitt]

So, what did you do in the war?

She joined up and left four years of her life behind. She got to go to boot camp and be humiliated for many weeks. She got to pull duty and clean latrines. She got to be ordered around and told what to do. She got to have the responsibility of people's lives in her very hands when she refueled those helos. She got to work in an environment that when accidents happen, they are usually loud and frequently fatal.

I got to notify the father of an E6 killed in a training accident in peacetime. I got to be on a board that investigated a soldier killed by a rocket that went in his front and ot the back. He was an E3 who signed up for 4 years of active service. They weren't in a war zone.

Sheesh. This is what pisses me off. She can wear her military themed T shirt for the rest of her life because she did it.

+1! I don't know why people care so much if someone over embellished their military story. We all over tell stories to some degree no matter what we have done in life. I figure live and let live. All that matters to me is a veteran served. It doesn't matter what their MOS was, they still sacrificed.

[Carcassonne]

+1! I don't know why people care so much if someone over embellished their military story. We all over tell stories to some degree no matter what we have done in life. ...

You should see how people embellish their skills when applying for a job.


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