• MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Any soldier of worth I’ve ever known, …any true soldier, wouldn’t advertise their profession as such.

    Wannabe.

    Nothing more.

    • FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This screams boot to me, lol. I bet you they financed it at something ridiculous too.

      Is there an r/JustBootThings on Lemmy or Kbin? Some of the shit on there was hilarious.

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        I said the same thing. My ex-husband was military (though not boot at all) and you could absolutely find this truck in the px parking lot. Probably driven by a 20 year old with a kid and a pregnant wife who goes shopping off base in his uniform solely so people will thank him for his service.

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          Boot is a derisive term, in this case it’s referring to young inexperienced people fresh out of boot camp. The mindset refers to doing trashy and/or foolish things usually coupled with a strong sense of entitlement (“thank me for my service!”).

          Not sure who downvoted you, nothing wrong with asking questions to learn stuff.

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      1 year ago

      Exactly. Most actual soldiers would say Marine, etc. rarely use soldier.

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        1 year ago

        Unless they are in the Army. Then they would rightfully call themselves a soldier. Soldier, Airman, Marine, Seaman, Guardian and Spacie. I guess not sure on the last one

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      1 year ago

      Eh, a lot of us did stupid stuff like put a CIB sticker on or something. This is a whole 'nother level.