9 Lies Soldiers Tell Their Loved Ones While In Combat (Do you have any to add?)

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:25:13 -0400

These are great lies that Soldiers tell their loved ones while in combat. They article has pictures too.

1. “No, we never go outside the wire.” (or “We go on tons of missions.”)
2. “It’s boring here.”
3. “They feed us pretty well.”
4. “I eat healthy snacks.”
5. “I’m learning a lot.”
6. “I couldn’t call because of all the work.”
7. “Our rooms aren’t too bad.”
8. “That’s not machine-gun fire; it’s a jackhammer.”
9. “I’m going to pay off my cards and put some money away for retirement."

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 5:32 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:32:59 -0400

"Honey, I will be home by 1730 today."

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 5:42 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:42:13 -0400

"I am going to get in amazing shape."

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 5:54 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:54:01 -0400

#8 classy, love it!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 6:33 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 20 May 2015 18:33:33 -0400

* "I'm working on my tan"

* On my hands and chin.

Response by SGT Anthony Bussing made May 20 at 2015 7:21 PM

SGT Anthony Bussing — Wed, 20 May 2015 19:21:36 -0400

I was talking to my (now) ex wife on skype one night when we started getting mortared...I told her I had to run, that someone was calling for me...but she was relentless...I finally told her we were under attack...

Response by COL Charles Williams made May 20 at 2015 8:26 PM

COL Charles Williams — Wed, 20 May 2015 20:26:01 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member I would say...

"Everything is good. Don't worry...."

We all say that.... Even when we get home, we don't tell the real story.... For many reasons.

But, also remember many of our spouses think when we are in the field, we are on a camporee.

Response by PO1 John Miller made May 21 at 2015 12:06 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 21 May 2015 00:06:07 -0400

"I won't go to any nudie bars or girlie shows in Thailand."

Response by SSG Paul Setterholm made May 21 at 2015 8:04 AM

SSG Paul Setterholm — Thu, 21 May 2015 08:04:50 -0400

I use to say,"I can't say. This isn't a secure line." That always ended further questions

Response by CPL Hayward Johnson made May 21 at 2015 10:46 PM

CPL Hayward Johnson — Thu, 21 May 2015 22:46:15 -0400

The foods not too bad!

Response by PVT Samantha Hancock made May 21 at 2015 11:41 PM

PVT Samantha Hancock — Thu, 21 May 2015 23:41:16 -0400

Don't believe what you hear on the news. They are lying to you. You should actually stop watching it.

Response by PFC Tuan Trang made May 24 at 2015 8:29 AM

PFC Tuan Trang — Sun, 24 May 2015 08:29:40 -0400

I live in a 5 star hotel.

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made May 24 at 2015 1:03 PM

COL Vincent Stoneking — Sun, 24 May 2015 13:03:42 -0400

I actually did #9.

Response by Cpl James Ellison made May 25 at 2015 12:36 AM

Cpl James Ellison — Mon, 25 May 2015 00:36:46 -0400

I always just told my wife to shut up and I would tell her when the time was right. She didn't listen, Now I have a wife that does listen.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2015 5:31 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 May 2015 05:31:23 -0400

I'm not scared at all. Mommy will be home soon, I promise!

Response by SPC Daniel Killam made May 25 at 2015 1:33 PM

SPC Daniel Killam — Mon, 25 May 2015 13:33:07 -0400

Love your post, bruh. Love it.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2015 2:03 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 26 May 2015 14:03:36 -0400

I am amazed at how quickly the Army accepted me! :P

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2015 2:16 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 26 May 2015 14:16:43 -0400

Thats pretty good

Response by SGT Jonathan Barnett made May 26 at 2015 3:07 PM

SGT Jonathan Barnett — Tue, 26 May 2015 15:07:36 -0400

That's just out going. Haha

Response by LCpl Ronald Parks made May 26 at 2015 10:54 PM

LCpl Ronald Parks — Tue, 26 May 2015 22:54:23 -0400

I quit smoking, the stress level isn't to high.

Response by SGT Matthew Anderson made May 27 at 2015 2:19 PM

SGT Matthew Anderson — Wed, 27 May 2015 14:19:37 -0400

I didn't lie I was a bomb sponge I still don't lie to this day. I tell the story the way it happened. I was in great shape while I was on my first deployment. I did number 9 too lol

Response by A1C Johnathan Ostrander made May 27 at 2015 5:25 PM

A1C Johnathan Ostrander — Wed, 27 May 2015 17:25:47 -0400

those alarms are IDF drills//tests

Response by SPC Christine Plante made May 27 at 2015 7:35 PM

SPC Christine Plante — Wed, 27 May 2015 19:35:05 -0400

It's just like home. I feel like I haven't even left.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 4:07 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 May 2015 16:07:30 -0400

"There's no chance of a nuclear accident, we're all very well trained" AHAHA.. if only they knew.

Response by 1LT William Clardy made May 29 at 2015 8:23 AM

1LT William Clardy — Fri, 29 May 2015 08:23:28 -0400

"The insurgents only shell the other end of the camp."

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made May 29 at 2015 8:45 AM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Fri, 29 May 2015 08:45:23 -0400

I never talked about my missions in email or on the phone. I was afraid of getting in trouble for that.

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made May 29 at 2015 9:38 AM

1SG Michael Blount — Fri, 29 May 2015 09:38:01 -0400

1. I'm going to quit smoking
2. No, really, that's NOT artillery - it's a thunderstorm
3. These missions are kinda like business trips
4. The cookies you sent were great

Response by SPC David S. made May 29 at 2015 2:39 PM

SPC David S. — Fri, 29 May 2015 14:39:24 -0400

The pool is nice - its got one of those bars you can swim up to.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2015 5:30 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 May 2015 17:30:04 -0400

It was pretty boring floating around at 4 knots in a box that was only 8 knots by 8 knots for 30+ days at a time -_-

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2015 10:48 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 31 May 2015 10:48:00 -0400

Phone lines went black.
Oh its just raining....bullets.
I got to sleep in so I am good to go.

Response by SGT Lawrence Corser made May 31 at 2015 11:16 AM

SGT Lawrence Corser — Sun, 31 May 2015 11:16:12 -0400

dont worry there arent any girls around here. then 6 months later they all look like super models.

Response by SPC Ei McS made May 31 at 2015 4:37 PM

SPC Ei McS — Sun, 31 May 2015 16:37:13 -0400

#1. I would tell my family and friends something along those lines: "I never go outside the wire. I only work at the TMC which is pretty safe. Some of the 'bad' stuff you hear about happens in other regions of Iraq". Only after my year was over did I tell them that I was part of EVAC Platoon which went outside the wire all the time and that for the duration of one month I (and a small group of us) spent my time on a tiny JSS in the middle of Baghdad together with IA and IP. Otherwise, some people, especially my mom, would have had a heart attack back home! Communication means we're quite decent (most of the time at least), so I would tell them: "See, it's not so bad here, there are even ways to communicate with you guys back home"! After the year was over I told them a lot of what was really going on with me, but not everything. I think it's better that way.

Response by SSgt Michael Cox made May 24 at 2017 6:52 PM

SSgt Michael Cox — Wed, 24 May 2017 18:52:40 -0400

I actually didn't leave the wire, well we had no fence or barriers during my first tour in Iraq we just set up tents beside the road we used for helo pads. The food was actually good but it was cooked by the Kurds, and I did pay off all my cards and saved 21k which I did use up once I got out.

Response by SP5 Robert Ruck made May 24 at 2017 8:30 PM

SP5 Robert Ruck — Wed, 24 May 2017 20:30:48 -0400

Of all the lies, 9 is probably the biggest. LOL.

Response by SSG Byron Hewett made Nov 2 at 2021 11:51 AM

SSG Byron Hewett — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:51:08 -0400

I can't tell anything bye