Website to expose Military Imposters..

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by worth

Just look at that salute...anyone who has been in the CF could spot that in an instant. I don't see any possible way to get through basic training and salute like that.

Unless you were in the navy.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Unless you were in the navy.

mmmmmmm navy chicks.......

[Bmuzyka]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

mmmmmmm nany chicks.......

Hey, my grandma was in the Navy, but she was a fox!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Bmuzyka

Hey, my grandma was in the Navy, but she was a fox!

Yes, yes she was......

[CaptainCrunch]

The post by Bmuz was just weird, then you topped it off Brother

[Flabbibulin]

nm

[csnarpy]

I have fond memories of basic and it's been 25 yrs. started in a platoon of 144 and dropped down to 68 by week 4. Then we surged up to 102 with replacements who were coming back from injuries or whatever. Never really found it hard, just learn to play the "game" and don't take anything personally. But we had a lot of drop outs more from "cracking" then injuries.

I have no idea how it's run now, the base that I trained at, Cornwallis, I believe is no longer used. And I'm sure the stress is a lot less then it used to be, the nco's could be more "liberal" back then.

As for these impostors, lock em up and flush the key. Such a disgrace and kick in the nuts to those of us who have served over seas and were put in harms way.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

I have fond memories of basic and it's been 25 yrs. started in a platoon of 144 and dropped down to 68 by week 4. Then we surged up to 102 with replacements who were coming back from injuries or whatever. Never really found it hard, just learn to play the "game" and don't take anything personally. But we had a lot of drop outs more from "cracking" then injuries.

I have no idea how it's run now, the base that I trained at, Cornwallis, I believe is no longer used. And I'm sure the stress is a lot less then it used to be, the nco's could be more "liberal" back then.

As for these impostors, lock em up and flush the key. Such a disgrace and kick in the nuts to those of us who have served over seas and were put in harms way.

Not sure if Liberal was the right term

When I got to be a basic training instructor we were issued the new training guide, and we were basically encouraged to do more nurturing and teaching then yelling and brow beating.

I was like, come on I got all this way, I finally get to instruct these disgusting sub human dilettantes and attempt to turn them into something resembling soldiers and I have to pat them on the a$$ and whisper encouraging Tim Robbineque positive re-enforcements in their ears when they can't do a proper pushup.

I remember we had an absolute sense of fear of our instructors. We had the who's who of stereotypical instructors. We had a Lt who really didn't want to get to know us or our names but you didn't want to be called on the carpet. We had a Warrent Officer with an unbelievable command of the English Language. A Sergeant who acted as our drill instructor that was amazing at finding the smallest bungle or mistake. We had a couple of Master Corporals who were like he players coaches but would let er rip when they had to.

The funny thing was that immediately after graduation when we had the reception and dinner for our families, all of them went out of the way to come over and chat with my dad and tell them how great I had done, then they came over and chatted with me in a surprisingly casual manner that nearly gave me a heart attack.

I'm still incredibly fond of that period of my life, the next few years would be a mess mainly due to government neglect of the forces.

[Dion]

[WhiteTiger]

I am all for a website like this.

I remember Basic. It wasn't fun...but I made it through and carry some of the lessons from it to this day (basically, that I can do more than I thought).

[icecube]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I just don't get why people do this.

Did it all for the nookie

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I just don't get why people do this.

I would guess because they have a huge need to belong to something - they are looking for something to connect to. I would suspect guys like this are huge supporters of the military and for whatever reason couldn't do it themselves.

Basically they are mentally ill.

Which is probably stating the obvious.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I would guess because they have a huge need to belong to something - they are looking for something to connect to. I would suspect guys like this are huge supporters of the military and for whatever reason couldn't do it themselves.

Basically they are mentally ill.

Which is probably stating the obvious.

Maybe

I believe that some people believe that there's an elevation in status for veteran's especially the more recent ones from Afghanistan. You read about them in the news, you see the highway of heros. As well with the recent spree of suicides out there he probably would have gotten a lot of attention respect adulation and concern from people.

[FlamesAddiction]

Mental illness is likely it would seem, but possibly even mental ######ation (not that the 2 are always connected).

He must have mental deficiencies if he never thought that he would get called out for this.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I would guess because they have a huge need to belong to something - they are looking for something to connect to. I would suspect guys like this are huge supporters of the military and for whatever reason couldn't do it themselves.

Basically they are mentally ill.

Which is probably stating the obvious.

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Maybe

I believe that some people believe that there's an elevation in status for veteran's especially the more recent ones from Afghanistan. You read about them in the news, you see the highway of heros. As well with the recent spree of suicides out there he probably would have gotten a lot of attention respect adulation and concern from people.

I am not so sure that every case can be mental illness. I have a thought that in a large majority of cases CC might be right. Maybe it is the age of information that makes the knowledge of this type of activity greater, but I don't remember coming home in '93 to people dressing up as soldiers. Then the in thing was to paint all soldiers with the same brush used on Clayton Matchee, et. al.

I think the renwed love affair with the nations military drags these types out more.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I am not so sure that ever case can be mental illness.

I agree. Sometimes people are just arseholes.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Minnie

I agree. Sometimes people are just arseholes.

True, but reading the story, it sounds like they were quick to forgive him and said that they do not want charges pressed or his Legion membership taken away. The military representative also said that he didn't want to comment on the perp's state of mind during all this, which to me indicates that maybe there is something about the guy that makes them want to cut him some slack.

Or they could just be taking the high ground. I think it shows a lot of restraint to just forgive and move on.

[CaptainCrunch]

High ground more then anything else.

Soldiers and former soldiers have a high bs tolerance and a higher forgiveness level.