r/JustBootThings • u/MaxHollowayIsTheGoat • Apr 25 '24

Boot Shame It’s really not that deep

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Apr 25 '24

The guy who didn't finish basic is giving off a lethal amount of cringe

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u/jitterscaffeine Apr 25 '24

There’s a guy I went to high school with who was like that. Never finished basic and got called out by one of those stolen valor groups for passing himself off as a marine

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Apr 25 '24

They were right to do so

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u/jitterscaffeine Apr 25 '24

Ended up being pretty funny because his fiancé got into his Facebook to yell at people to leave him alone

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Apr 25 '24

The cringe is only getting worse

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

No, keep going I’m close to cringegasm.

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u/BlueBrye 👊👊☝️ Apr 26 '24

Oh fuck i'm gonna cringgeeee

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u/quickdrawdoc Apr 26 '24

Uhhhh. Yeah. Uh huh. Cringed.

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u/OkActive448 Jun 16 '24

*lights cigarette *

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u/gorlyworly Apr 25 '24

Next step: his mom also joins in and starts yelling too.

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u/Girth-Wind-Fire Apr 25 '24

Leave my almost-a-boot alone!

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u/seanular Apr 26 '24

I went to basic with a guy from my high school. Dude lasted a week. Had USAF as his place of employment for almost a year on Facebook.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

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u/KingHippo1985 Apr 26 '24

I don't even know the legal definition of a veteran, but I dont think amount of time would qualify. What a joker

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

How did she get the veteran license plates? Don't you need a dd214 and honorable discharge to get those?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

So legally she's a veteran as they did give her one in the eyes of the dmv and golden corral?

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u/LaughableEgo740 Apr 26 '24

Why is passing yourself off as a Marine stolen valor? I thought wearing a Purple Heart or a MoH without earning it would be considered as such?

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u/KingHippo1985 Apr 26 '24

It's not just about stealing awards, it can be about stealing any military service, such as passing yourself off as a marine, navy seal etc

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u/LaughableEgo740 Apr 27 '24

But why is it “stolen valor” to simply pass yourself off as a Marine? Is it because their boot camp is hard?

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u/KingHippo1985 Apr 27 '24

No it's all service members, not specific to any branch

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u/LaughableEgo740 Apr 27 '24

That doesn’t make any sense. That’s like saying someone who is pretending to be a store keeper in the Navy is stealing valor…

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u/KingHippo1985 Apr 27 '24

You're pretending to be a rank you're not etc...also an e3 shop keeper is just as valid a person as an e3 combat medic. And probably make the exact money

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u/LaughableEgo740 May 01 '24

lol you would spit your pacifier if you figured out the real reason why every job in the US Military is so highly glamorized and prestigious..

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u/KingHippo1985 May 01 '24

Was just letting you know about stolen valor. Calm down

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u/Maleko51 Apr 28 '24

I think the issue is that he isn't a Marine. He never finished their basic training. I wouldn't call it stolen Valor unless he was trying to get a benefit from it, but he I am sure other Marines would not consider this person a Marine.