I know one dude who served about 2 weeks before being medical-ed out. He ALWAYS insists on his mil discount at Lowes. https://twitter.com/j86753091/status/884402547930406912 …
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Replying to @MorlockP
He's kinda a friend (or perhaps "definitely a kinda friend" ?), and so there's not much value in calling him out. ...but it's weak.
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Actually, I did poke fun at him once. He claimed that he was a more real veteran than me. Now, I don't claim to be one!
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...but I pointed out that between 3 yrs x 1 day per week in uniform (ROTC Thursdays) + 4 weeks summer training, I had 4x time in uniform.
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But you don't see me having "VETERAN" plates, accepting thanks from people, getting mil discounts. That's some weak-ass shameful shit, IMO.
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This said, I'm also digusted / offended at the people who take so much joy in outting and shaming "stolen valor" incidents.
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Status / peace of mind should come from SELF respect. If you're proud to be you, great. Someone else playing dress up doesn't affect that.
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I see the "stolen valor" accusers as the exact flip side of the coin of the dress-up-kids. Neither one is proud of / happy with themselves.
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One group pretends external affiliation they don't have. The other takes joy in denouncing FALSE external affiliation bc it's "so valuable"
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The commonality is that neither side can be content to just be themselves, confident in what they've accomplished, happy with who they are.
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Both agree that it is the EXTERNAL credential that makes the man. That's exactly wrong.
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