Miscellaneous: Today, I saw a man in an army uniform. As a bit of a patriot,...

By Anonymous - 18/12/2012 07:48 - United States

Today, I saw a man in an army uniform. As a bit of a patriot, I went up to thank him for his service. After about 10 minutes of me going on and on, he started laughing. He wasn't a soldier. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/12/2013 20:13 - United States - Fayetteville

Today, I saw some servicemen sitting outside a café, and I went over to thank them for their service. They waited till after I was done shaking their hands before they told me they were just actors on their lunch break. FML

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By IMSERIOUS - 22/01/2014 19:23 - United States - Anaheim

Today, I told my parents I was thinking about joining the army. They looked at each other and laughed for about 10 minutes straight. I wasn't joking. FML

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By ILuvYouSoldiers - 26/06/2009 07:57 - United States

Today, at the airport, my mom began talking about how useless the war in Iraq was, and how dumb the soldiers that serve there were for enlisting during the war. The soldier at the vending machine near us caught my eye. I mouthed, "Sorry" and he mouthed, slowly, "You fuckin' better be." FML

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Stolen valor

By Anonymous - 29/09/2022 15:00

Today, a fake soldier tried to chat me up at a bar. I know he was fake because one of his medals is only given posthumously to soldiers who died in combat, like my own dad, yet this creep was claiming he earned it himself. When I confronted him, he busted out my front teeth before running away. FML

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By Gomer - 11/04/2014 14:51 - United States - New York

Today, I went to a veterans' reunion party with my grandpa. While there, a guy started yelling at me for having an unapproved haircut. It was my grandpa's old drill sergeant, and he thought I was in the army too. Everyone just smirked as he forced me to drop and do push-ups. FML

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Run for the hills!

By kringr - 06/06/2011 00:52 - United States

Today, I went to my high school reunion. I was super excited to see what everyone had done in their lives. The nerdy guy I bullied is now a U.S. Marine and already has two deployments in Afghanistan under his belt. He looked at me in his dress blues and said, "I remember you." FML

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By Anonymous - 28/03/2014 20:30 - United States - Randallstown

Today, I was randomly selected for a pat-down while at the airport. Being from the south, I said thanks out of pure habit. The guy replied, "No sir, thank YOU." and winked. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/12/2011 05:30 - United States

Today, I talked to my dad about joining the military. He got up, laughed, and said, "As if the army would accept a pussy like you." FML

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Thank you for your service

By Anonymous - 08/11/2021 17:00

Today, I was pretending to be a veteran for the US Navy at a local outlet, because I was desperate for cheap stuff. All was going well, until an actual vet pointed out that the ship I had on my naval hat was a fictitious one. Shit. FML

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By Lizzielollipop816 - 18/02/2010 06:38 - United States

Today, I was at McDonald's. I bumped into a guy, and as I was helping him pick up his food, I realized he was cute. I began smiling and I was about to introduce myself, when he began laughing and said, "It's you! I've heard about you!" He left laughing. I still don't know who he is, or what made him laugh. FML

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Zomg_Okay 26

Tuesday 18 December 2012 12:06

I think 10 minutes was a little excessive, regardless of whether or not he was a soldier.

perdix 29

Tuesday 18 December 2012 12:09

Are you a stutterer? How long does it take to say, "Thank you for your service?" It's easy to confuse work uniforms with military ones. The paper hat and the stench of rancid fry grease should have tipped you off.

Comments

katiemarek2 10

Tuesday 18 December 2012 23:27

I am in the military and you have no idea how amazing it feels to shake someones hand and hear a thank you. Although I have not been deployed, I still make a difference. I am so outraged by people who pretend to be military when they are not. I swore 6 years of my life. I have 3 loved ones overseas and we didn't make this commitment to have people treat it like a joke. HOOAH!

BloodFaerie 21

Thursday 20 December 2012 12:08

Thank you for your service. :)

Jordanln97 9

Tuesday 18 December 2012 23:34

Isn't that a crime if I had a legit uniform on?

KiddNYC1O 20

Tuesday 18 December 2012 23:59

I would look out for an ak47 to make sure.

souljacker 11

Wednesday 19 December 2012 0:30

Wtf is wrong with you? Do you have any idea what you are thanking them for?

SenoraTaco 4

Wednesday 19 December 2012 0:33

Well it isn't that hard to get an army uniform. They have them at Ranger Joe's in Georgia and you can order them online. The only real difference is you don't get ranking tags with it or name tags and the American flag.. I compared it to my brothers actual one and other than that, they're the same

88vivera 9

Wednesday 19 December 2012 2:35

Dont talk to strangers next tine

bagsoffairydust 10

Wednesday 19 December 2012 4:39

Why is this under the love category?

lcod77 3

Wednesday 19 December 2012 19:18

Boost

Lipbalm80 3

Thursday 20 December 2012 7:40

Camo is the new trend haha

BloodFaerie 21

Thursday 20 December 2012 12:07

As someone whose parents were in the Army, I don't think someone should be wearing an army uniform if they're not Army. (The only slight exception is the clearly fake ones for Halloween...) Was it Halloween, OP? If not, then the guy should be ashamed of himself... not OP