And don't forget their Security Clearance. "Aw yeah man, I had a Krypton security clearance". When I questioned it, it was , "aw man, it's a level 4, that's the highest you can get, I was in charge of nukes". Or "It was when I had Pentagon duty". Well okay, if that's what you wanna believe, but you look stupid for saying such bs. Lie to your friends and family that never served, but not to a Vet that knows. And the list goes on of different sec. clearances people have boasted having, which never existed. Ironically, these guys were in the military. Beats me?ound:
Believe it or not I WAS a Seal back in the late 70"s.
Halloween of 78 I rented a seal suit, big nose and long whiskers
Actually, I was just an Army medic.
Any time I am asked, my response is "bulk fuel; pump gas, kick ass, and never spill a drop". Of course that story is a complete fabrication of my service, but I just like how it flows off the tongue.
And don't forget their Security Clearance. "Aw yeah man, I had a Krypton security clearance". When I questioned it, it was , "aw man, it's a level 4, that's the highest you can get, I was in charge of nukes". Or "It was when I had Pentagon duty". Well okay, if that's what you wanna believe, but you look stupid for saying such bs. Lie to your friends and family that never served, but not to a Vet that knows. And the list goes on of different sec. clearances people have boasted having, which never existed. Ironically, these guys were in the military. Beats me?ound:
I think this new generation of veteran feels a bit too entitled. Its the knee jerk effect from our poor Nam guys getting treated like crap so the next big war all of a sudden everyone is a hero and gets a trophy. Oh what no military discount? This is outrageous, how dare you not thank me for my service!!! lol.
Nam guys went thru a lot to try to fix a broken system for us and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, but some of these guys are taking way too much advantage of stuff these days. Ingrown toenail, pay me. Knee hurts, pay me. I heard an explosion once, pay me. The VA might suck ass either way but being inundated with BS claims is not helping matters. When the Infantryman that lost his legs in combat is waiting in line behind the Coast Guard guy that did desk shore duty for 3 years claiming debilitating combat related PTSD payments.....something is wrong with this generation of servicemen, not just the system. My opinion YMMV
Wow that was an interesting read sir. Thanks for sharing that. i would never have come across that information otherwise.It's not just some drunk at he next bar stool who does this. John McCain is constantly being called a "fighter pilot" and interviewers go on to say that he was offered early release but was heroic enough to turn down the offer because he didn't "want to leave his men"; thus making McCain a great hero.
I flew fighters in Airwing 16 onboard Oriskany when John's Daddy, a powerful Admiral, arranged a cross deck transfer so that John could get some combat experience. Since he couldn't fly with a damn, he was assigned to the relatively simple A-4 Skyhawk which is a light attack aircraft. It is NOT a fighter and the men who flew that aircraft are Attack Pilots, not Fighter Pilots
Attack Pilots who knew McCain before he joined us predicted he wouldn't last long since he was such a poor pilot. Sure enough he got bagged right away. As a POW he didn't have any "men". The chain of command was real simple. Commander James Stockdale was the senior officer for most of the time and then there was everyone else. McCain not only had zero to do with making decisions about how POW's behaved, he was under direct orders not to accept individual repatriation just each and every other POW. All of them were constantly offered early release and all but three or four of them refused.
While in captivity, McCain was just one of the guys except that unlike most, he cooperated with the enemy to an extent greater than was considered honorable. The other POW's gave serious consideration to proceeding with a court martial for McCain after they were released, but rejected the notion for fear that the press would jump on the story and make it look like all the POW's were suspect. In fact, nearly every one of them was a real hero. McCain is not among them but he certainly smiles and nods his head when TV interviewers call him a great hero.