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So I saw my first military poser today at Wal-Mart of all places. Had Army ACUs, popped collar, what looked like a white turtleneck and Doc Marten's boots, patrol cap on indoors, no name tapes anywhere, Marine Corps Globe-and-Anchor on his pc, no unit patches and an American flag patch with no stars. I asked him what unit he was in, he responded with being an E-7 petty officer in the Navy.
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I just two at Food Lion,when they saw my I.D. Card (ret) they got squirrelly. SSG.Cannon cocker
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See I wouldn't have a problem If these civilians wore a service uniform or any uniform for that matter; the right way everything would be kosher. No they have to look tore up in the process. Like come on people do some research and really get it your nations spirit and respect what you wear because what is on your body is what defines you as a true American. Point blank if you don't know don't wear it.
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I've never seen any of this that I recognized. I think it's ironic that so many were spit on and derided by hippies and other trash, and now for some reason (how many tens of thousands?) want to dress up and take bows for service...
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I have in the past asked to see their tattoos. That can't be bought at an army/navy store.
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I have seen a few, at first glance it instantly upset me. But, after gaining a better perspective of some of the individuals, I began to think differently.
The first turned out to be some punk teenager who had no idea what he was doing, He was in a local schools Air Force JROTC program. All the while he was wearing Marine cammies. I calmly told him how that wasn't "cool" and against Marine Corps regs. He apologized and I never saw him wearing it again.
The second wasn't as nice. I saw a man outside of a local store asking people for money for his family and he was wearing a "old man" veteran hat with Iraq on it. As a Veteran of Iraq myself, I went right on over to see how I could help. I began to talk with him about his time in and what all he had done through the 15 years he claimed. But something just felt way to far off into left field to be right. He claimed to have done so much with "SF" and anyone else he could thing of, including SEALs and MARSOC (Now Marine Raiders). I was nothing special, but I have friends and I have been fortunate enough to have worked with SEALs and Raiders while I was in. And nothing about him indicated that he had served with any kind of SF unit, or even served for that matter. After he claimed to have had PTSD and been medically retired from the Army (all while receiving nothing from the Govt) I asked him how he had gotten injured. Three times I did this and this genius of a person gave me three different answers. So, I calmly and quietly called him out on all of it. He instantly got up and took a swing at me. I defended myself and called the local Police Department. He was arrested and sentenced.
Some times shit just happens. But never automatically assume someone is lying to you. Talk to them for a bit and then make a decision on the matter.
The first turned out to be some punk teenager who had no idea what he was doing, He was in a local schools Air Force JROTC program. All the while he was wearing Marine cammies. I calmly told him how that wasn't "cool" and against Marine Corps regs. He apologized and I never saw him wearing it again.
The second wasn't as nice. I saw a man outside of a local store asking people for money for his family and he was wearing a "old man" veteran hat with Iraq on it. As a Veteran of Iraq myself, I went right on over to see how I could help. I began to talk with him about his time in and what all he had done through the 15 years he claimed. But something just felt way to far off into left field to be right. He claimed to have done so much with "SF" and anyone else he could thing of, including SEALs and MARSOC (Now Marine Raiders). I was nothing special, but I have friends and I have been fortunate enough to have worked with SEALs and Raiders while I was in. And nothing about him indicated that he had served with any kind of SF unit, or even served for that matter. After he claimed to have had PTSD and been medically retired from the Army (all while receiving nothing from the Govt) I asked him how he had gotten injured. Three times I did this and this genius of a person gave me three different answers. So, I calmly and quietly called him out on all of it. He instantly got up and took a swing at me. I defended myself and called the local Police Department. He was arrested and sentenced.
Some times shit just happens. But never automatically assume someone is lying to you. Talk to them for a bit and then make a decision on the matter.
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