Are ALL navy veterans SEALs or just the ones I meet?

[akmike47]

Holy Phuck balls. Maybe it’s me but it seems the last 5 guys I’ve met have all claimed to be NAVY SEALs. I’m not even asking, I’m not displaying ANY military stuff. They just come right up to me and it starts off.

Oh blah blah blah told me you were in the service. I just wanted to come over and tell you how I was a SEAL and I got blowed up so that’s why I’m 260lbs of man flab.

I’m like “yeah man, I served as a nothing, doing nothing, I just needed money for college”

Then I let them talk, oh how they talk. They talk about EVERYTHING name dropping names like I even know these people. Idk anyone. Like I said I didn’t do anything, anywhere for anyone.

I just tell them I pushed a muffin cart at the Naval Hospital

I usually thank them for their cervix then laugh about it with guys I know who were on the teams.

Here’s the rub, they guys I know who were 100% on the teams never talk to ME about anything and they don’t need to. I’ve heard a few stories about the training. Enough to know how to spot a fake.

I used to think it was a horrendous crime against our brothers who stood up, raised their hand and willingly sought that life. Turns out they are VP material not criminals.

If you are a stolen valor Phuck like VP hopeful Tim I hope you stub your pinky toe today, tomorrow and the next day.

Next SeAL I meet telling me silly stories I’m posting your pic online.

/rant

-Doc
Muffin cart master

I had a guy do this and I suggested he went across the range to talk to the group of active duty (SEAL) fellas, he booked it.

I’ve met more “SEALs” than I can count, and several real ones.

 

[mi650]

Yeah I remember the old days when they were all "Ex-Green Berets"

I meant John Wayne.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/

 

[Makinchips208]

Chuck Norris couldn’t have been a navy SEAL because hell weak wouldn’t have survived chuck norris.

 

[bucha4k]

If you go to a bar in Virginia Beach and throw a stone you will somehow hit 2 team guys every time

 

[LuckyLuke80]

My grandpa on my mom’s side was in the navy. He was a corpsman and not sure what else. Served right at the every end of The War, was somehow involved in Korea, and did a tour in Nam as a medic (I think). He wouldn’t talk about ANY of it which makes me think he didn’t get all those medals for nothing. Since then I’ve worked with a guy that was seriously messed up mentally and he claimed to be a seal from team 3 (no way I could verify it at that time and it’s been too many years now). He had some sick pictures of some people they had dealt with in the gulf war so whatever he was, he must have been involved in some crazy stuff. The final was a mechanic at a county road department. He straight up said he wasn’t a seal but was a navy diver. So I would say he’s as much of a hero as any of the others. He had some awesome pics of him doing some underwater welding on ships. He was super quiet and confident and gave off the air of someone you wouldn’t want to cross. I don’t care much for the Rob O’neils and Matt bissonettes of the world.

 

[Broncovan]

I know one.

First time I was introduced to him, I asked what branch he was in.
All he said was Navy and then "how did you know I was prior service"?
I asked him if he had ever looked at himself in the mirror, and you have the look. He just laughed. BIG SOB, all the tats.
About 6 months later, he shows up with about 10 friends and family at the range, he introduces me to his dad and two boys, then calls another guy over. Introduces him as "a good find of mine from the teams". Short guy, nothing but muscle. I asked him if he's written any books I should read, they both laughed and he said no, but he is running for office. We all got a big laugh outta that. Neither one had much good to say about Crenshaw.
A few months later we were talking about tax free income good old days and he told a story about Eddie Gallagher re-enlisting, on a roof, in Iraq, during a firefight. Then he says, talk about a dumbass.

 

[LuckyLuke80]

I had forgotten about one other (that’s how unassuming he is). I worked with his dad and was employed by his uncle. He’s a member of team 6 if I got the clues correct. Anyway, he’s about my age (mid 40’s) and lives a quiet life out in the sticks here in Idaho. I don’t think you could buy a story from him but I’m sure he would talk to a fellow vet. He told me once that he would be out of town for a few days “for some training.” That’s the closest to any info I’ve gotten from him.

 

[Mike Casselton]

My grandpa on my mom’s side was in the navy. He was a corpsman and not sure what else. Served right at the every end of The War, was somehow involved in Korea, and did a tour in Nam as a medic (I think). He wouldn’t talk about ANY of it which makes me think he didn’t get all those medals for nothing. Since then I’ve worked with a guy that was seriously messed up mentally and he claimed to be a seal from team 3 (no way I could verify it at that time and it’s been too many years now). He had some sick pictures of some people they had dealt with in the gulf war so whatever he was, he must have been involved in some crazy stuff. The final was a mechanic at a county road department. He straight up said he wasn’t a seal but was a navy diver. So I would say he’s as much of a hero as any of the others. He had some awesome pics of him doing some underwater welding on ships. He was super quiet and confident and gave off the air of someone you wouldn’t want to cross. I don’t care much for the Rob O’neils and Matt bissonettes of the world.

Was the diver/welder named Jim?