"Fake Marine In Reno, Gets Called Out By Female - Claims He Is On High Alert"

Jeesh. To listen to her, it makes me wonder what *her* rank is/was. Yes, I'm being sarcastic. The dude seems off. Let it go... Why is she so over the top on a person who most likely has mental issues?

Bet she called up her "f*cking boyfriend" and friends who served to boast about her beat down of the mentally ill guy on the streets.... Nice job, Commander Never Served. Save it.

He could me a former Corpsman with some serious issues. Yeah, confronting him like that was not the best way. Moving on is probably best, leaving him alone. It has been shown that police are ill equipped to handle mental health issues without dangerously escalating the situation. More often than not, the person experiencing these issues ends up beaten or worse. Combine that with a possible stolen valor report, and you're looking at a minimal "rough" arrest.

Bad all around.

Stolen Valor, to me, falls into three categories.
1. The most egregious are those attempting to benefit financially claiming to have served in a capacity they did not. I would place those who were admin clerks claiming to be SEALs or Rangers into the same category, honestly. If someone is claiming service they did not perform, that's fraud plain and simple.
2. The mentally ill. This category is sad, but I give them a pass because they have much bigger issues in life to deal with than having me be butt-hurt over their wearing of my uniform. They want to be like me and never can, so they play dress up.
3. Kids, re-enactors, LARPers, and others who wear uniforms for fun. Knock yourselves out, boys and girls. I did the same thing as a kid, and even as a teenager. My son and his friends wore my old USMC cammies when they did paintball and bb-gun wars. They weren't representing themselves as soldiers, Marines, or otherwise. Just kids being kids.
So, I always walk a fine line when I meet someone claiming military service. I know enough about the military to ferret out the liars, but then, it gets tricky finding the motivation behind the uniform. Is the person trying to claim service to gain respect or financial gain? Are they just mentally deficient and in some fantasy where they will be regarded as "Normal" because they are in uniform? It's for this last reason that I typically just leave them be unless it's very clearly someone trying to get something pretending to be someone they're not.

They both have issues. Her Vertical Video Syndrome, which is curable, and his mental health issues. I don't see stolen valor here. He does not appear to be attempting to gain any financial advantage or benefit and most adults, even civilians, can see quickly see he has mental health issues.

Greetings to all in this thread.

That imposter, as shown, is not even wearing any form of USMC camo-pattern uniform and headgear ("cover" in USMC-speak").

** FWIW, that uniform he is wearing is 1970-era NATO-standard "1956 Woodland Pattern BDU"). Total loser.

The guy does have a problem. As far of the lady goes, I have no trouble with confronting posers, how ever her approach was out of line. If you confront these situations. Suppress your anger and your foul language. Keep it short and then notify the proper authority. You have no idea what the confrontation could develop into. It could lead into a physical confrontation with dire consequences for the confronter, and maybe even legal problems. I base my opinion on a few hundred interrogations.

When I was in Marines, you were not allowed to wear your camies out in public. The woman got on my nerves. She sounds like the kind of person I go out of my way to avoid.

That turd needs to be flushed!

This woman has a serious attitude problem.

Watching the video, i can't confirm if the guy is a delusional or just playing the role to get something.

This is a serious problem... How you guys can spot a stolen valor? I made some research for my Airsoft Blog (rincondelairsofter.blogspot.com - in spanish, sorry fellas) and try to explain how does it affect in the Airsoft Community, trying to draw the line between the character and the stolen valor.