"Oh yeah I'm Special Forces"

[nobb]

A few years ago I was on an airsoft team, I know but it's fun to shoot people and not go to prison for it, we decided to use the new acu's as our uniform. One of the guys on the team decided we should order tabs and patches, SF, Airborne, Ranger. I thought it was dumb to portray ourselves to be something we weren't but he wanted the "authentic" look. So we researched how they were supposed to be worn. If I recall, top to bottom, SF, Ranger, Airborne, over the arrowhead. Well he decided that it didn't look cool that way and went with SF, Airborne, Ranger. Long story short, ran into a real Ranger at a game in Ft. Ord in Monterey and preceeded to rip my buddy up one side and down the other. It was one of the funniest things I have seen.

[chris]

A few years ago I was on an airsoft team, I know but it's fun to shoot people and not go to prison for it, we decided to use the new acu's as our uniform. One of the guys on the team decided we should order tabs and patches, SF, Airborne, Ranger. I thought it was dumb to portray ourselves to be something we weren't but he wanted the "authentic" look. So we researched how they were supposed to be worn. If I recall, top to bottom, SF, Ranger, Airborne, over the arrowhead. Well he decided that it didn't look cool that way and went with SF, Airborne, Ranger. Long story short, ran into a real Ranger at a game in Ft. Ord in Monterey and preceeded to rip my buddy up one side and down the other. It was one of the funniest things I have seen.

oh yeah Rangers will chew people out if they are wearing the tab and not being a Ranger. SF guys on the other hand will ask who you were with. SF guys are no BS guys in the first place and can smell someone who has neither served with them or a Green Beret in the first place.

[willfenn]

I'm just happy we employ some bad *** mother fukers in the armed forces. It's sad so many are willing to lie to gain a moment of validation. It's one of those things that when you are in the know, you know. If you aren't, then you don't know. Duh.

[steelrain82]

i love these stories. so i was with 1/5 Marines in fallujah and we worked with some rangers the kind who are in task force whatever and they go around with delta guys so it was pretty neat. but the best thing after we get back me and a buddy are at a bar a few months down the road and were watching the 2nd assault of fallujah and some guy next to me goes "i was there man back during the first time." so we say oh yeah with who and he says "marine special forces, 3rd parachute regiment. we jumped in and began the assualt." so my friend goes really i never heard that and he's like "yeah you wouldnt its special forces." my friend has a real bad temper and punches the guy right in the mouth and knocks him off the bar stool for being a lying sack and my friend lets the guy know the truth. i was like holy crap the whole bar started cheering for a liar getting punched in the mouth. the guy leaves and comes back with the cops. and after they find out the cop says your lucky he punched you and i feel good about that take the punch or go to jail for impersonating a vet. that was one of the times i was like +1 for le

[JerryM]

+ 1000000 for your friend and the cops LOL!!!

[J_B]

Ran into an ex-girlfriend. It reminded me of when we had broken up but were still friends. She was engaged to a guy who joined the Marine Corps a few years after I did. I remember coming home on leave and she and her mom are telling me that this guy went in as a sniper. I start laughing and tell her, "Every Marine is a rifleman." She says, no he's in MCT and then going to Sniper school. "Really?" I ask. "Yeah, he's going to be a sniper! Then he'll be attached to a special forces unit." I hated to break it to her but told her that doesn't happen. I did confirm he was in MCT first before really telling her how I felt about that POS. Long story longer, they broke up and she married my cousin.

[Rob454]

i love these stories. so i was with 1/5 Marines in fallujah and we worked with some rangers the kind who are in task force whatever and they go around with delta guys so it was pretty neat. but the best thing after we get back me and a buddy are at a bar a few months down the road and were watching the 2nd assault of fallujah and some guy next to me goes "i was there man back during the first time." so we say oh yeah with who and he says "marine special forces, 3rd parachute regiment. we jumped in and began the assualt." so my friend goes really i never heard that and he's like "yeah you wouldnt its special forces." my friend has a real bad temper and punches the guy right in the mouth and knocks him off the bar stool for being a lying sack and my friend lets the guy know the truth. i was like holy crap the whole bar started cheering for a liar getting punched in the mouth. the guy leaves and comes back with the cops. and after they find out the cop says your lucky he punched you and i feel good about that take the punch or go to jail for impersonating a vet. that was one of the times i was like +1 for le

A buddy of mine did the same thing. Only difference is my buddy did get thrown in jail for assault. its pretty crappy what people do but assaulting people for lying ( as wrong as it may be) can get you in hot water.
I posted bail and the case eventually got thrown out

[steelrain82]

Ran into an ex-girlfriend. It reminded me of when we had broken up but were still friends. She was engaged to a guy who joined the Marine Corps a few years after I did. I remember coming home on leave and she and her mom are telling me that this guy went in as a sniper. I start laughing and tell her, "Every Marine is a rifleman." She says, no he's in MCT and then going to Sniper school. "Really?" I ask. "Yeah, he's going to be a sniper! Then he'll be attached to a special forces unit." I hated to break it to her but told her that doesn't happen. I did confirm he was in MCT first before really telling her how I felt about that POS. Long story longer, they broke up and she married my cousin.

haha I love how he was in mct which meant he was gonna be a pogue and said he was gonna be a sniper now that's a good one. if he would of said itb that would of been different because when I was in itb the scout sniper unit for 1/4 Marines came through and did an open selection for sniper school 2 of my buddies got in I wish I couldve did it but I was going to security forces after itb.

[J_B]

haha I love how he was in mct which meant he was gonna be a pogue and said he was gonna be a sniper now that's a good one. if he would of said itb that would of been different because when I was in itb the scout sniper unit for 1/4 Marines came through and did an open selection for sniper school 2 of my buddies got in I wish I couldve did it but I was going to security forces after itb.

Easy on us pogues!! I was just a motor t ninja....3rd Mar Div. Sorry, not as cool or good as the 03's.

1/4? When? My lil bro did some time there as a sniper before heading off to 1st Force...he was in '02-'06.5 ish. I got a pic of him and his squad I'll dig up.

[steelrain82]

LOL hey with out motor t we us 03's would never get those rare magical rides which were much appreciated. this was in '01 when they came through

[J_B]

LOL hey with out motor t we us 03's would never get those rare magical rides which were much appreciated. this was in '01 when they came through

HA, thanks. Actually, I tried to do as much as I could for the 03s.

[M47_Dragon]

haha I love how he was in mct which meant he was gonna be a pogue and said he was gonna be a sniper now that's a good one. if he would of said itb that would of been different because when I was in itb the scout sniper unit for 1/4 Marines came through and did an open selection for sniper school 2 of my buddies got in I wish I couldve did it but I was going to security forces after itb.

Hasn't always been that way - I had to go to MCT before ITB/SOI. ALL Marines went to MCT, no matter the MOS. This was 91-92.

[J_B]

Hasn't always been that way - I had to go to MCT before ITB/SOI. ALL Marines went to MCT, no matter the MOS. This was 91-92.

True but this was post 91-92...I think it was 95-96ish.

[Futurecollector]

I just had a friend of the family tell me she was Special Opps in the AF, I ask her what she did and she said

"Oh I was traning to be a linguist until my DI pushed me while I was running and got discharged"

[Futurecollector]

I outed this azzhat on SOCNET a couple years ago who claimed he was taught SEAL skills by his SEAL dad. The loser bragged on the Internet and around the campfire how ninja like he was and how his dad had instilled high morals in him.

After I had his dad's name vetted at SOCNET as a fraud the goof shows up on SOCNET and claims the name I had checked was not the right name but now the story was it was his step dad who was the SEAL. Okay, give us the step dad's name and will vet that one too. As usual the clown suddenly went silent, it was all now covert and classified and he didn't want any exposure of his dad after bragging to the world about his dad's SEAL status. A check with a good friend of this fraud turned up neither of his dad's were SEALs. What a shock.

I love SOCNET