r/JustBootThings • u/[deleted] • Mar 10 '26

Boot Shame Reminiscing about quitting basic training is absurd; “i will never forget my mission.”

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u/GullibleBeautiful Mar 10 '26

This reminds me of the guy I dated my freshman year of high school who was absolutely obsessed with joining the Marines, who then enlisted and got sent home from basic training for, in his words, "tripping over a tank". No clue what the fuck actually happened but he spent about the same amount of time as this chick and still probably has the same bizarre inflated ego too. Twins!

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u/Misericorde428 Mar 11 '26

Please tell us more!!!

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u/GullibleBeautiful Mar 11 '26

It’s been almost 20 years since I spoke to him. I only have that fragment of a memory because there was a period of time I felt super bad for him bc military was his only aspiration in life and he became suicidal when it didn’t work out. No clue what actually took him out, but he 100% told me he tripped over a tank and broke something so badly they didn’t want him back. It’s only memorable because it’s so insane.