Why Veterans Hate Posers So, So, So, SO Very Much

[Snaquebite]

I think it’s logical for people who have never been in the military to wonder why some veterans have such a deep, abiding, and visceral hatred of military posers—the people who pretend to be what we are. After all, this is a free country, what’s the harm in a couple of lies to impress a girl, score a free drink, or get 10% off at your local hardware store? A little exaggeration never hurt anyone, right?
Jesse MacBethJesse MacBeth, imaginary “Army Ranger” and fake war criminal. How many things can you find wrong with this clown’s uniform, or with his story?

Wrong. Dead wrong. A veteran lives in a world where honor and integrity have real meaning. Military posers are charlatans who defile the memory of our dead and damage the credibility of the living by contaminating the validity of our service. They are cowards in life and are miserable excuses of humanity who are willing to perjure their souls for honor they do not have and can never attain; honor which is a gift of self and a personal testament of worth. And we loathe them for it.

Most veterans, the ones who aren’t complete douches at least, don’t look down on civilians who never served in the military. Most vets realize that without people like teachers and technicians, doctors and drivers, policemen and politicians, businessmen and busboys, our American system simply wouldn’t work. There are many different ways to serve our country, including by simply being a responsible citizen. The military is only one of those ways.

But there IS a group of people that many veterans utterly detest, with every ounce of our collective being: military posers. A military poser is someone who, through fabrication, exaggeration, omission, or lack of correction creates or allows to be created an incorrect perception of his or her military service status. Simply put, if reasonable people think you representing yourself as someone or something you are not, then you’re a poser. Period.

More: http://www.havokjournal.com/culture/...e-posers-much/

[Team Sergeant]

Well said! I like that guy!


One group that does not draw our fire is AirSofters. We know they are wearing our patches and they even have Special Forces units, but it's a game, they know it and we know it.