i was checking out and the worker asked if I had my military ID, I figured she was joking so I said no just the hat and she inputted the 10% military discount lmao
ive been saluted by an old man and got the discount, now I just need to be thanked for my service to hit the trifecta
pic of the hat
I think i told this story once, but I parked in the veterans spot in front of the Trader Joe’s because it was a Trader Joe’s parking lot (if you know, you know)
An old guy was like “Hey, you don’t have Veteran’s plates!”, so I lifted up my shirt to show him my gallbladder surgery scars and said “Does this count? Fallujah, 2005!”
He saluted me and said “I’m sorry sir. Thank you for your service!”
Probably helped that I was wearing my camouflage cargo pants and Carharrt hat
no joke but thank you for your service god damn
“Hey, you don’t have Veteran’s plates!”, so I lifted up my shirt to show him my gallbladder surgery scars and said “Does this count? Fallujah, 2005!”
may never have fought a war but just about killed me, rip in piece
so I lifted up my shirt to show him my gallbladder surgery scars
LMFAO I want to do this now but my gallbladder removal scar is just a small 2" horizontal line above my belly button
My procedure had some complications, so I have about 4 weird looking scars across my abdomen
oof I am no longer jealous but thank you for the inspiration in any case! I think I can still wing mine as a ‘knife wound from an Iraqi insurgent’ if the person asking is stupid
Like a chameleon!
If I had been wearing my guava pink tracksuit it might not have played out the same way
Waow
This experience is really not helping to fight the stereotype that Americans can’t actually read.
I’m a cashier at a place that does military discount day, I just blanket give anyone who’s wearing any sort of military deal the discount without asking unless I see a manager in eyeshot, my fav ‘veteran’ was a little kid that couldn’t be older than 8 wearing a veteran in some game cap , anyway, better than having someone froth about it later and get me scolded by the manager for poor hospitality.
On the other side of the register
it used to be super easy to play vet at some places for free burgers etc, by just printing out and half ass filling a dd214 form out, didn’t need to get valorized in any form, just you filling it out was enough to hunt down Veteran’s day freebies, especially if you’re economically bad off, loaded a few people with signs up on Veteran’s day since there’s no way one person can eat all the free food you could get, might as well share the wealth. Now many places require a hard ID. Anyway, easy way to get the trifecta by randos in line.What’s the ROI on the hat then?
the hat was a gift but probably like $5 so far lol
Happy holidays.
Thank you for your service.We salute those who paid the highest price (presents are fucking expensive)
All gave some, some gave all (the presents) 🎅🏼
I was thinking about ironically wearing a Vietnam veteran hat as a bit. I don’t, but I am still thinking about it
i want a korean war vet hat, im pretty sure any place that sells them will let you buy one. if anyone asks about it id say i fought for the People’s Volunteer Army
I dunno. In thinking about it I don’t actually want to have the conversations the bit would generate. It’s funny to imagine but actually dealing with it seems like it would get tedious.
You can also greatly piss off strangers if they suspect you are immitating a veteran and they know people who died or were wounded in the service
That’s part of the bit. “Your uncle died in 'nam? Good, he shouldn’t have been there in the first place”
A - Do you feel this way about all wars the US fought? Because it wouldn’t only piss off Vietnam veterans.
B - Vietnam vets were mostly drafted, so mocking their veteran loved one who died is a dick move 1000%
C - Your brief chortle would be quickly interrupted by a swift punch to the face
A. Yes, the US is a fascist empire and shooting other poor people in another country is not morally justified ever. What, the government will shoot you? You are risking being shot either way.
B. Mine dodged it because he had some ethics. Not sorry your terrible ancestor died trying to kill women and children for no good reason.
C. I fight better than most people that would do that. While breaking their arm in self defence would be macho as hell the actual paperwork would be tedious despite being morally justified
Ok action jackson
A - lol
B. This is just straight-up lying lmao, the vast majority volunteered, but I guess the war criminal victim complex trumps the truth.
C. “I will assault you if you make fun of my baby-killing grandpa” isn’t the own you think it is
It’s funny how the Vietnam war criminals want to have it both ways, they’re innocent babes who were forced to do the war crimes but they still wear hats proudly announcing their war crimes.
If you’re upset that someone is stealing credit for the war crimes your grandpa did, the solution is to stop being proud of the war crimes your grandpa did.
A - Do you feel this way about all wars the US fought? Because it wouldn’t only piss off Vietnam veterans.
B - Vietnam vets were mostly drafted, so mocking their veteran loved one who died is a dick move 1000%
You literally could not make me, under any circumstances, do what was done to the people of Vietnam by invading American military forces. There is - unequivocally - no excuse whatsoever for the horrors wrought.
C - Your brief chortle would be quickly interrupted by a swift punch to the face
Lmao dork.
Do you feel this way about all wars the US fought? Because it wouldn’t only piss off Vietnam veterans.
My sibling in allah’s light, not only should the US never have been in any of the countries it’s had wars with it should never have even been in North America in the first place. The country was built from stolen resources with stolen labour by stolen people on stolen land.
Not really sure what point C is about, but I agree with you that points A and B are both good reasons for stealing valor 👍
wtc the hat
thank you for your service
