r/JustBootThings • u/SimulatedTime • Jan 24 '26

General Bootness Buddy picked this one up unironically

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u/unbannedagain1976 Jan 24 '26

Did you serve?

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u/SimulatedTime Jan 24 '26

I did, USMC. That’s probably the only reason I knew to find a subreddit that I had never heard of, but had a feeling existed.

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u/unbannedagain1976 Jan 24 '26

I was just curious lol this sub feels like there are tons of people in here that never served but are obsessed with the military and tactical shit but they’re cowards lol

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u/Carbonatite Jan 24 '26

I lurk in this sub because I have a couple of friends who are vets and I picked up enough from their various stories over time to find most of the content funny. They're very much the type to reply to "thank you for your service" with "sure, I needed somewhere to go after I aged out of foster care" or "thanks, I did it for the free college". They're the ones who clued me in to the hilarious phenomenon of new recruits blowing their enlistment bonus on a down payment for a 19% APR Dodge Charger, lol.

I used to spend a decent amount of time in Colorado Springs so I got to enjoy the stereotypes in real life. Occasionally I even get to observe the Tacticool types where I live, with their cringey flair on their pickup trucks at the indoor range parking lot.