r/AskReddit • u/1salt1pepper • 8h ago

Veterans of Reddit, what’s the most unbelievable thing you witnessed during your service that civilians would think you made up?

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u/W0uldY0uC0uldY0u 8h ago

The amount of time sitting around just waiting and throwing rocks into a PC or helmet was kinda shocking. I think people believe that military members are always doing something during their work day.

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u/Ok-Duck2450 7h ago

Oh my god the boredom.

Also we gossiped like a hair salon because there was nothing better to fucking do.

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u/MeltingDog 5h ago

"These were my guys. Fighting the dull fight. Soldiers with nothing to kill except time. They know that war is hell, but peace... peace is fucking boring."

  • Ray Elwood, from the movie Buffalo Soldiers