This morning I went to the shooting range to try a few new hand loads. I set up my chronograph, got my target set up and settled in. I wanted to get done before the mirage kicked in and leave before other shooters show.
Well, a fella shows up and begins talking to me and tells me all about his military career and his dad's military career. And of course he was a Green Beret then transferred to the Seals, then trained snipers then worked for the CIA as a sniper and had 14 back surgeries and can only shoot 22 rimfires now. He built suppressors for the USMC, worked for NASA and some other things that I blanked out. Then another 10 minutes about his dad who trained snipers and so on.
20 minutes later I had enough and told him I need to finish up and get out of his way so he can have the range.( I was trying to be nice) Then he tells me how he enjoys his military discount at Home Depot and I got short with him. My reply to him: "I never enlisted to get a discount at Home Depot, I enlisted because I wanted too. I dont want a discount on anything, I qualify for partial VA disability and turned it down. And why is it every other jackwagon I meet is a special forces something or other and did secret missions and was a CIA agent. Why do people lie about there military career, what is the value?"
He looked just like a cow at a new gate for a second and said "well I better go". My reply was,"yes sir you should" and I still dont feel bad about it. Why is it important to some to brag and lie about military service?
Sorry for the rant, but I needed to breathe.
Well, a fella shows up and begins talking to me and tells me all about his military career and his dad's military career. And of course he was a Green Beret then transferred to the Seals, then trained snipers then worked for the CIA as a sniper and had 14 back surgeries and can only shoot 22 rimfires now. He built suppressors for the USMC, worked for NASA and some other things that I blanked out. Then another 10 minutes about his dad who trained snipers and so on.
20 minutes later I had enough and told him I need to finish up and get out of his way so he can have the range.( I was trying to be nice) Then he tells me how he enjoys his military discount at Home Depot and I got short with him. My reply to him: "I never enlisted to get a discount at Home Depot, I enlisted because I wanted too. I dont want a discount on anything, I qualify for partial VA disability and turned it down. And why is it every other jackwagon I meet is a special forces something or other and did secret missions and was a CIA agent. Why do people lie about there military career, what is the value?"
He looked just like a cow at a new gate for a second and said "well I better go". My reply was,"yes sir you should" and I still dont feel bad about it. Why is it important to some to brag and lie about military service?
Sorry for the rant, but I needed to breathe.
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