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NYC_SKP

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1. Do you think he was looking for special treatment from stores, or what?
Tue Dec 2, 2014, 01:02 AM
Dec 2014

I don't know why anyone would want to impersonate a member of the armed forces.

Is it even legal?

Do you think he was looking for special treatment from stores, or what? NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #1
Oh, it's illegal. Chakab Dec 2014 #3
How bout we punish this dumbass by enlisting him. backscatter712 Dec 2014 #20
I think he is too hefty to get thru basic training--might have riversedge Dec 2014 #25
Bet he wouldn't even enlist SummerSnow Dec 2014 #2
Everyone here is an asshole ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2014 #4
That was my impression too. Quixote1818 Dec 2014 #8
^^^ this Roland99 Dec 2014 #14
don't entirely see a problem with it PatrynXX Dec 2014 #23
He looks a bit chunky in a downsizing environment. MADem Dec 2014 #5
Ranger school and basic training are two separate things Tiggeroshii Dec 2014 #6
Let's see if the store where he bought stuff does the right thing and turn him in.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #7
Most of what he said pans out Quixote1818 Dec 2014 #9
Yeah he did. I've known plenty of infantry who started at Fort Jackson. Tiggeroshii Dec 2014 #11
You can only receive one CIB per campaign no matter how many times deployed. madamvlb Dec 2014 #16
There's an equivalent 'stolen valor' law in Canada, too. And this poor bastard has now been charged TrollBuster9090 Dec 2014 #10
the guy asking the questions seems to have psychological problems Enrique Dec 2014 #12
X2 ctsnowman Dec 2014 #13
Big one for me was the guy calling himself a staff sergeant, we always say sergeant or sarg! madamvlb Dec 2014 #15
It's easy... LP2K12 Dec 2014 #17
That is what happens when adoration of the military gets out of hand. zeemike Dec 2014 #18
The guy is totally full of crap Victor_c3 Dec 2014 #19
Shouldn't he have a yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #21
We have switched over to CACs Tanta Dec 2014 #22
I'm not sure whtat he was doing was illegal bluestateguy Dec 2014 #24
Title X makes it illegal, but is never enforced 4Q2u2 Dec 2014 #26
Is there proof that he isn't anything worse than a slob? Renew Deal Dec 2014 #27
With twenty years flt rsk Dec 2014 #28
In Wisconsin Gov. Walker friends set up a fake charity for orphans of Vets. Is this stolen valor? midnight Dec 2014 #30
I think its a ruse to get to the head of the line zebonaut Dec 2014 #29
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