Help. I think someone is possibly faking service

[WinterBorn]

OH NO!!! You're not telling me someone would lie on the internet, are you? I never heard of that happening before, except for the guy here that lied about three of his sons being killed in the military. Of course, he has a massive IQ, so I guess that's to be expected.

It makes me so mad! I have a good mind to fly my private jet out to find him. With my 180IQ and my Golden Gloves experience, I could find him and teach him a lesson.

Pick me up in Monoco on the way through. I'm kind of tired of hanging out with the Royal Couple and could use a short break.

Sounds like a plan! They can get boring after a while, can't they?

 

[OldLady]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

You have to watch out for those guys. They're really Time Lords in disguise looking for that rouge time element.

ROGUE. God that word is hard for people to spell around here.
Rouge is the pink stuff ladies put on their cheeks.

 

[WinterBorn]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

You have to watch out for those guys. They're really Time Lords in disguise looking for that rouge time element.

ROGUE. God that word is hard for people to spell around here.
Rouge is the pink stuff ladies put on their cheeks.

So there are no pink Time Elements?

 

[koshergrl]

Good grief.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

If he really is in something that makes the brass feel nervous and guilty then official histories will be edited. What he is claiming to be is a forward air controller and if he is telling the truth to you he is also leaking intel to our opponents. Report him to the Air Force on the off chance that he is telling the truth.

At Any Time, the VC Would Have Swarmed All Over Us If It Weren't for These Angels in the Sky

One of our forward air controllers was a Phantom-jet pilot with a youngish face which made him look like a 19-year-old Private. For safety, officers did not wear their rank when in combat. A corporal carrying a belt of machine-gun ammo walked up to him and shoved it towards this Captain's chest, saying, "Here, Marine. You carry this."

The pilot took it and laughed about it later. He was pretty mellow, in contrast to what a lot of petty chickenshit officers would have done.

 

[Pop23]

OH NO!!! You're not telling me someone would lie on the internet, are you? I never heard of that happening before, except for the guy here that lied about three of his sons being killed in the military. Of course, he has a massive IQ, so I guess that's to be expected.

It makes me so mad! I have a good mind to fly my private jet out to find him. With my 180IQ and my Golden Gloves experience, I could find him and teach him a lesson.

Pick me up in Monoco on the way through. I'm kind of tired of hanging out with the Royal Couple and could use a short break.

Sounds like a plan! They can get boring after a while, can't they?

You said it Bro. Can't get a Falstaff to save my life!

 

[Mbghost]

Forward air controller? No this guy says he's just called a communications specialist. And that he's based out of Qatar. Says he has to travel to different countries in the area to provide communication during missions.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

It's called Stolen Valor....you're being conned....unless you are conning us.

Is that anything like stolen gender?

 

[Darkwind]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

You have to watch out for those guys. They're really Time Lords in disguise looking for that rouge time element.

ROGUE. God that word is hard for people to spell around here.
Rouge is the pink stuff ladies put on their cheeks.

Yes, I know.

 

[OldLady]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

You have to watch out for those guys. They're really Time Lords in disguise looking for that rouge time element.

ROGUE. God that word is hard for people to spell around here.
Rouge is the pink stuff ladies put on their cheeks.

Yes, I know.

Sorry. Never heard of a rouge time element.

 

[Darkwind]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

You have to watch out for those guys. They're really Time Lords in disguise looking for that rouge time element.

ROGUE. God that word is hard for people to spell around here.
Rouge is the pink stuff ladies put on their cheeks.

Yes, I know.

Sorry. Never heard of a rouge time element.

Me either, I always thought they were rather 'ghey' but they do tend to wear makeup for disguise purposes. Oh well, it sounded good in My head.

 

[BlackFlag]

Well having been a decorated Admiral serving in the 2nd World War, I am extremely offended by this

 

[IsaacNewton]

Is his name David Dennison?

 

[Votto]

I'm on an online chat app, and I have a friend who says he serves in the Air force in Qatar as a communications specialist.

He says that he is often in the field fighting isis in some form or another, and that a while back his convoy was attacked by ied and he lost a fellow service member and friend. Only thing, he posted a pic saying his friend took it, of a bloody Gore spattered Humvee with gatorade bottle lying everywhere.

I thought it was odd so I Googled, and voila, picture from 2006., He'd have had to have been serving at 16. So my questions:

Was said attack possible given his position? And do Airmen see combat like he says? I am Technically his friend, but I don't buy the story. Also, he says they won't release when or where it happened. How common is that. I believe he serves.. but i think he is pandering for sympathy in the worst possible way.
Thank you for any help and replies.

Why not?

We have fake news that cover for politicians who are fake and continuously lie followed by a fake legal system that looks the other way.

 

[petro]

Forward air controller? No this guy says he's just called a communications specialist. And that he's based out of Qatar. Says he has to travel to different countries in the area to provide communication during missions.

They will work you for months. At some point there will be some sad story and could you send money or some request.

Most likely a scammer. Beware any person you have never personally met.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

I'm on an online chat app, and I have a friend who says he serves in the Air force in Qatar as a communications specialist.

He says that he is often in the field fighting isis in some form or another, and that a while back his convoy was attacked by ied and he lost a fellow service member and friend. Only thing, he posted a pic saying his friend took it, of a bloody Gore spattered Humvee with gatorade bottle lying everywhere.

I thought it was odd so I Googled, and voila, picture from 2006., He'd have had to have been serving at 16. So my questions:

Was said attack possible given his position? And do Airmen see combat like he says? I am Technically his friend, but I don't buy the story. Also, he says they won't release when or where it happened. How common is that. I believe he serves.. but i think he is pandering for sympathy in the worst possible way.
Thank you for any help and replies.

Since he really did serve, it's not stolen valor. It's Service embellishment. It happens all the time. Just nod your head and press on.

 

[usmcstinger]

We dealt with lots of posers after we got back from Vietnam. They were very easy to uncover. We had a guy at the Vet Center who said he was a Navy Corpsman with the Marines at Dak To. No Marine units operated there. All Marine Combat Units were in Northern I Corps.

 

[harmonica]

..I had gotten out of bootcamp, and was in Infantry Training School
..we were on overnight liberty....this one idiot is in civilian clothes with captain's bars on his collars!!
..we told him better get the F out of there

 

[harmonica]

We dealt with lots of posers after we got back from Vietnam. They were very easy to uncover. We had a guy at the Vet Center who said he was a Navy Corpsman with the Marines at Dak To. No Marine units operated there. All Marine Combat Units were in Northern I Corps.

..I told someone one time my dad served in Korea at the Chosin with the USMC
he said his dad was there, and then told me he was in a unit that was never there

 

[ABikerSailor]

Sometimes in real life, guys buy a uniform at the Army Surplus Store, make up a service record and then go to the bar or wherever in their military clothes and pretend to be a vet and sometimes a hero.
It's kind of sad, actually. I saw a thing about it on tv.

Actually, they don't make up a service record, they just tell stories that they have heard others tell. How do I know? Because in order to get the documents required to make up a service record and fill it out properly, you'd have to be a Personnelman in the Navy. Most civilians don't know about service records or what they look like.

I remember one time when I first got to Amarillo to work at the MEPS, I went to a bar called the Cactus Bar to play pool. While I was in there, I saw some dude running around in camo, and he had a Budweiser (SEAL insignia) on his uniform. Well, not only did his uniform look way out of standards, I was wondering what the hell a SEAL was doing in Amarillo, so I went up to talk to him.

Well, he saw my flight jacket with all the squadron patches on it, and he got kinda nervous. I asked him what team he was with, and he said "hunh?" I then asked if he was really a SEAL (it was readily apparent he wasn't, because he didn't have either the build or the attitude that SEALs have). He said no, but wearing the uniform was a great way to meet women. I then showed him my active duty ID card, and told him he had 3 choices, leave, take off the uniform, or third, I would remove his uniform for him. He left.

I HATE it when people do shit like that.