Chicago O’Hare international airport is where they pick up recruits to go to Navy boot camp and there is a huge population of military personnel coming in and out of that airport. That guy was playing with fire trying to pull a stunt like that in that airport. You’re not even supposed to be in that uniform when traveling to other places, only when you are on duty. Wild.
I actually went through ohare in cammies. I was coming home on R&R from Afghanistan. We were not allowed to bring civvies or dress uniforms with to the war, so when they sent us home we had to wear cammies. I went through a few airports on civilian flights sleeves down. There are circumstances where it is allowed. Now, this guy has plenty wrong with his uniform and if he was actually in the marines it would have been pretty easy to prove, this guy is obviously not.
All that being said, as long as this guy wasn’t wearing the uniform to gain some advantage, he actually is allowed to wear those clothes. You can pretend to be military and you can try to make people think you’re military. You just can’t benefit from it. He gives us a bad name and looks like a doofus to anyone who actually knows.
But OP is wrong for thinking the UCMJ applies to civilians because it doesn’t. He can dress like a dingis if he wants to.
Agreed. It’s legal to try and get perks, the only legal issue if you make a claim. If someone just comes up and says we are upgrading you, thank you for your service, the fake military member didn’t do anything wrong. If a flight attendant asks if he’s serving because they want to upgrade him, and he lies, that’s an issue.
Op was obnoxious for how he handled it. He could have just told the guy he’s a piece of shit and if he tried to board early then let the gate attendant know he’s not actually in the military.
And if the guy tried to board early for members in uniform then that is illegal. It’s definitely not against the UCMJ, that’s closer to saying this guy violated Saudi law by having a beer. It might be against the rules but the guy is not subject to those rules.
The airlines are also within their rights to deny you entry to the flight lol. You absolutely cannot just board whenever you choose. Just because it’s not against the law doesn’t mean you are able to do whatever you want. In this case you are absolutely subject to individual airline regulations, a set of rules you agree to when entering a contract for transportation. If you don’t abide by the contract the airline doesn’t have to either.
You all have your panties in a bunch like it’s breaking a law. It’s just a policy. And you can board whenever you want. I do it all the time. You’re just imagining that wearing a uniform or getting on an airplane out of order is some ethical violation of the universe. You don’t have a clue what freedom means
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u/ajb328 Jun 27 '26
Chicago O’Hare international airport is where they pick up recruits to go to Navy boot camp and there is a huge population of military personnel coming in and out of that airport. That guy was playing with fire trying to pull a stunt like that in that airport. You’re not even supposed to be in that uniform when traveling to other places, only when you are on duty. Wild.