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 - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - 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 that 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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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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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

kingsian 15

Tuesday 18 December 2012 19:37

I already know my comment will get buried but get off his dick

hxcbarbie21 4

Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:12

You sure it wasn't a different branch? They all get slightly offended if you call em something else, and I'm sure that 10 minutes made you look like a psycho.

Pyapi 20

Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:38

I find it amusing that OP says he's "a bit of a patriot" and then spends 10 minutes thanking a random person.

Sir_Swaggington 6

Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:40

10 minutes of rambling to a stranger is almost always a bad idea lol. YDI, a simple "Thank you for protecting our country." would've sufficed. However, it's kind of strange that a random dude would be wearing a soldier's uniform; it's not even near Halloween... Now I'm rambling and will probably get downvoted for it D: Oh well, better post an FML about it :D

smedic34 3

Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:58

Dumbass posers.

pipinya 8

Tuesday 18 December 2012 21:01

Well tell him he's a bit late for Halloween

chiblood 11

Tuesday 18 December 2012 21:18

As an army ROTC cadet, I'm not even supposed to wear my uniform in public places not near the college. If he was wearing an actual army uniform it is EXTREMELY disrespectful.

ariaofdoom 16

Wednesday 19 December 2012 4:46

ROTC does not equal real Army life... generally if you're travelling on military orders you travel in uniform, but your command will dictate that.

NigerianMedicine 11

Tuesday 18 December 2012 22:01

What do you mean by "uniform"? Dress blues? Actual BDU?

havesomehope 6

Tuesday 18 December 2012 22:16

Im an Air Force ROTC cadet-we get in serious trouble if we just wander around in public. Youre not supposed to just go and hang out in places with the uniform on. Just go in, get what you need and get out is what they tell us. If he wasnt a soldier you either dont know what an Army Uniform looks like or he was being disrespectful to our countrys service men and women by wearing it.