Posted on Feb 9, 2015
How many of you veterans or active military have been accused of being a "poser"?
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Social media brings people together or it can tear larger holes in the veterans' communities.
Despite having served your country honestly and honorably, people can be assholes when they jump to conclusions and don't believe you. Have you ever had this happen to you?
Despite having served your country honestly and honorably, people can be assholes when they jump to conclusions and don't believe you. Have you ever had this happen to you?
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Stolen Valor
Stolen Valor
Posted 11 y ago
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No one has ever accused me of being a poser, however I do get the "you were a Marine?" in person quite a bit. I'm not a big guy (5'6" 140~), and rather unassuming.
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SPC Robin Price-Dirks
The phrase is "Not as lean, not as mean but still a Marine". I married a Marine and was ARMY. The oath is never rescinded
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SGT (Join to see)
My platoon, in my last active duty unit in the Army, had a PT score of over 300 (unofficial extended scale; 300 is maxing it on the official scale) for three years. Most of the Soldiers that made the biggest contributions to that score were shorter than me and lighter than me. Hollywood has created an exaggerated expectation from the uninitiated.
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SPC Robin Price-Dirks
Mr Rodgers was a Marine! How wonderful to have a man that dedicated himself to children was also a Marine!
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LTC Stephen C.
SFC (Join to see), I think I did. It shows 100%, never before and I'm the only respondent. Now there are two, and it looks OK now.
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I put my service years (80-86) on a baseball cap and was called a poser because enlistment was only four years per enlistment. Apparently some people never heard of the discontinued six year enlistment program for college students back in the old days.
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I've never had that happen but them after a couple years at a Military Academy I walked tall and straight anyway, had proper haircuts. Also with the service hat We measure by having the width of two finger between the top of the nose and underside of the visor and that improved posture as You had to walk tall o see where You were going. I guess looked the part without even having to say anything. One guy asked Me when i was on a civilian Police Dept of I had been in the Military Police after watching Me direct traffic. It was on active duty Military I learned to direct traffic with very clear signals. I certainly if ever asked knew what units I was assigned to, where they were and had enough knowledge base anyway and no BS stories of secret missions, commando, Special Forces or SEALS, wasn't in any of them or even tried to be and wouldn't insult the guys who were by making false claims. I was too much into being comfortable anyway that didn't fit My agenda, lol.
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Usually on line while quoting the constitution or UCMJ LOL I consider it a badge of honor.
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I was asked by a Marine about my Combat Action Ribbon. My ship came under rocket fire in Jordan in 2005. Not too many ship sailors have a CAR and I do. Wrong place at the wrong time.
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I have never had to deal with it but I also carry my VA ID card with me to prove my status.
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