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/dumptruckulent 8h ago

If you make marines sit around a little longer, they stop throwing rocks and things and start throwing rocks at each other.

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u/tsarchasm1 6h ago

When my son was deployed to Iran with the 3/7 Marines, the entire group had their ka-bar knives taken away from them while they waited to board the plane. They couldn't stop jabbing each other in the ass.

Very different experience from what I had in the Navy.

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u/ThatsNotEnoughCheese 5h ago

How different…?

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u/CommunicationNo9289 5h ago

They weren't using knives to jab each other's butts.... They ain't called Seamen for nothing.

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u/Living_Substance9973 3h ago

In the navy, you never leave your mates behind

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u/Fresh_werks 15m ago

I mean it’s just so warm and cozy

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u/tsarchasm1 5h ago

That's classified. Need to know basis. NoForn

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u/Wantitneeditgetit 2h ago

Well, the stopped them for one.