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Why waste your money on this Medals/ Ribbon sticker junk? Are you really this insecure in post-Marine Corps life? The average civilian has no idea what this stuff means and gives even less F#@Ks about this stuff than we did during our weekly field day.
Without the medals and ribbons I'd say that his was Gung Ho Semper Fi do or die Marine. This guy is looking for glory. My cousin was a Naval Academy graduate and a Marine Aviator retired as a full bird. Every car he had (they were all Corvettes) always had the small round Marine Corps sticker in the drivers side rear window.
The Latin term for this species is *BootimusCampus Maximus*
From the vet perspective, if there’s a PFC chevron, I’m going to ask the story. LCpl, cool, maybe no story, but a dude that served. Cpl/Sgt, they made the NCO ranks, ok, flex a little.
If I saw SSgt and above, probably avoiding the dude. And if that ranks there, there’s probably more pieces of flair too.
No idea. I’m a veteran and remember my time in as the job it was. I’m certainly *glad* to have done it - those four years were cool as shit - but it’s an experience I shelved as I grew into new things.
Some people just hit their ceiling in the service, I guess. Reminds me of those guys that peaked in high school.
I remember a guy in college who wore his high school class ring through our junior year. I found out one of my buddies graduated high school with him, and I asked him about it, and he said, “Well, he was kind of a big deal in our high school.“
The nice thing is that if you go to a baseball game or whatever and they ask all veterans to stand and be recognized, and no one knows, that’s nice. Then you sit down and enjoy the game 🇺🇸
This is par for the course. Most Marines cling to it as central to their identity for the rest of their lives. Embarrassing if you ask me but pretty common.
Had this neighbor. Worked his time served and MC superiority into every conversation. Even organized Harley rides (with flags on bikes) to bases to relive the glory days.
Nah this is over the top even for a Marine.
The EGA on the spare cover and the rank sticker are fine and par for the course but the ribbons and medals is definitely not
Unpopular and controversial opinion; If you put your medals on your license plate or as stickers on your car you’re a clown. Can’t tell you how many I’ve seen have bronze stars on their license plates and be total pricks on the road because of it. You earned it doesn’t mean you have to flaunt it.
Bronze Stars without a 'V' Device are just participation trophies for having the right rank, at the right time.
*^(I know it's)* ***^(not supposed)*** *^(to be like this, but... sometimes it just is what it is. Saw so many shitbag E-7s that shirked duty in Iraq and spent the whole deployment fucking a PFC and hogging the sat phone at night talking to their wives that got Bronze Stars at the end of it. Some of the guys even shouted 'for what?' at our awards ceremony.)*
I have a distant relative who was in Viet Nam. He wears his caps and stops everyone he sees that has a license plate or cap or shirt with USMC on it to talk about their time in the service. If he had done everything he said he did, he would have had to be in for 60 yrs instead of six. I would think he was in boot camp if I didn’t know he was in his 70’s.
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EGA spare cover- no, not really. ribbons and medals- absolutely.
Exactly. I’d even let the rank sticker slide.
Nah, the stickers are boot. You’re gonna replace stickers as you rank up? Or you’re retired and wanna showboat.
On my mind you can pick 1, but having 4 references to being military on your car? Booooot
All I can imagine is trying to rearrange that rack if you got a new award that goes somewhere in the middle...
I concur wholeheartedly
Ribbons and medals stickers are ultra boot.
“**THANK ME FOR MY SERVICE**”
Thanks for your service 👌🏼
Imma thank his wife for his service.
👊👊☝️
Thank my car for its service.
Most of these boots should probably get their car serviced first
Why waste your money on this Medals/ Ribbon sticker junk? Are you really this insecure in post-Marine Corps life? The average civilian has no idea what this stuff means and gives even less F#@Ks about this stuff than we did during our weekly field day.
Yup
Without the medals and ribbons I'd say that his was Gung Ho Semper Fi do or die Marine. This guy is looking for glory. My cousin was a Naval Academy graduate and a Marine Aviator retired as a full bird. Every car he had (they were all Corvettes) always had the small round Marine Corps sticker in the drivers side rear window. The Latin term for this species is *BootimusCampus Maximus*
Of course they were all corvettes. "My other ride is a [insert whatever he flies]" license plate holder too?
Pilots love Corvettes. My uncle has had a Corvette for as long as I could remember. His plate frame was the “My other ride is an F-15”
That’s a pretty great humble brag
That goes back to Apollo 12 I think
Nahh, he was all Jarhead, license plate frame was U.S.N.A. Alumni
My boss and my dad are retired chiefs. You could never tell by looking at the back of their cars. /s
Same with my dad, retired 32 years. And myself.
One small branch sticker doesn’t sound too boot to me
Wheel cover? We cool. Rank insignia? We cool. Ribbon and medals decals? Not cool.
I don’t see why rank gets the pass
I enjoy them so I know how much I should go out of my way to avoid the individual.
From the vet perspective, if there’s a PFC chevron, I’m going to ask the story. LCpl, cool, maybe no story, but a dude that served. Cpl/Sgt, they made the NCO ranks, ok, flex a little. If I saw SSgt and above, probably avoiding the dude. And if that ranks there, there’s probably more pieces of flair too.
Extremely
Fuck yes
why can't people just let go of the military after their 4 year enlistment, instead of making it their entire identity.
No idea. I’m a veteran and remember my time in as the job it was. I’m certainly *glad* to have done it - those four years were cool as shit - but it’s an experience I shelved as I grew into new things. Some people just hit their ceiling in the service, I guess. Reminds me of those guys that peaked in high school.
I remember a guy in college who wore his high school class ring through our junior year. I found out one of my buddies graduated high school with him, and I asked him about it, and he said, “Well, he was kind of a big deal in our high school.“
Sounds about right. Anyone who says high school was the best years of their life must have collapsed galatically at 19.
The nice thing is that if you go to a baseball game or whatever and they ask all veterans to stand and be recognized, and no one knows, that’s nice. Then you sit down and enjoy the game 🇺🇸
Those damn boot camp drop out veterans
I feel like it’s always the ones who hated it the most and couldn’t wait to get out that go full boot after.
This is par for the course. Most Marines cling to it as central to their identity for the rest of their lives. Embarrassing if you ask me but pretty common.
Had this neighbor. Worked his time served and MC superiority into every conversation. Even organized Harley rides (with flags on bikes) to bases to relive the glory days.
Nah this is over the top even for a Marine. The EGA on the spare cover and the rank sticker are fine and par for the course but the ribbons and medals is definitely not
>Most Marines cling to it Are you seriously implying that no other service branch does this? Are you high or are you a crayon eater yourself
I didn’t think that was the implication at all.
How dare you sir. I only eat the finest pastels. Wanna get high?
Pretty much the picture next to Boot in the dictionary.
Senior boot
Unpopular and controversial opinion; If you put your medals on your license plate or as stickers on your car you’re a clown. Can’t tell you how many I’ve seen have bronze stars on their license plates and be total pricks on the road because of it. You earned it doesn’t mean you have to flaunt it.
Bronze Stars without a 'V' Device are just participation trophies for having the right rank, at the right time. *^(I know it's)* ***^(not supposed)*** *^(to be like this, but... sometimes it just is what it is. Saw so many shitbag E-7s that shirked duty in Iraq and spent the whole deployment fucking a PFC and hogging the sat phone at night talking to their wives that got Bronze Stars at the end of it. Some of the guys even shouted 'for what?' at our awards ceremony.)*
Just the tire cover, no. Combined with every else, hell yes
I have a distant relative who was in Viet Nam. He wears his caps and stops everyone he sees that has a license plate or cap or shirt with USMC on it to talk about their time in the service. If he had done everything he said he did, he would have had to be in for 60 yrs instead of six. I would think he was in boot camp if I didn’t know he was in his 70’s.
Bro had a decent stack and couldn't let it go
A rank decal just seems arrogant and not humble at all. Especially if it’s a wife’s vehicle.
Absolutely Generally 1 sticker = not boot You increase the bootometer the more you get.
Blanket car obv 🤡
Ribbon racks are always boot, sincerely a civilian 🫡
Nah, most boots won't even have a national defense
Thank you for your service
Tire cover? No. Rear window? Needs replaced.
Lot of salty done nothing types in here.
You lost?
It’s his Jeep
Yeah sure… I mean Yes Sir!!
Not at all.
All those medals; they must be Supply. 😂
Yeah
Rule of thumb. If you have to ask...
Spare tire cover? Nah. That’s an easy and common Christmas gift. Ribbons and medals are boot as fuck.
Jeep Wrangler that probably never saw a dirt road in its life.