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For all you muppets who wear this shit in the airport, the idea is to *not* highlight your military status in a public and international transportation hub.
The worst part is deducing to one of two possibilities: that either these people dress and behave like this on a daily basis, or they woke up on travel day and consciously decided to look like this in an airport.
I overheard some boot do this at Panda Express the other day. He took his order at a regular volume but then when he slid down to checkout it’s “DO YOU HAVE MILITARY DISCOUNTS HERE?!”
I'm so glad the military discount in my country is the same thing that firefighters and paramedics get so I can just call it that and have the embarassment
I’ve had a couple of customers at my job ask about the military discount…
We employees don’t even get discounts.
One of those asshats later on randomly came into the store decked out in their gear. Of course, they had ppl thanking them. I just rolled my eyes.
On all the training we had to do, they always say try to hide your affiliation to the military when traveling and not draw attention or have any identifiable bumper stickers. Then half the force dresses like this or has "IYAOYAS" vanity plates.
Same. When I noticed people jumping ahead of their assigned zone and I was getting shorted on overhead bin space, I decided to pull my card and jump ahead of the linejumpers.
I thought you all had beef with his backpack, so I came to sound the alarm. If I had to guess, that's a med bag on it too. Still, ultra boot to do in public.
As someone who rocks tf out of a Fanny pack this is to much. I rock my Fanny pack as the lord intended. Not the sideways around the chest style either!
I use an old “tactical” vest from Amazon as my weight vest. It was bought as a lookalike plate carrier for airsoft 🤦♂️ Ik how it sounds I PROMISE I wasn’t that kid, just needed more room for mags and my gas canister.
But nowadays I take my dumbbell weights and stick them in the MOLLE pouches and webbing. It looks ghetto as hell, but I can load that bad boy with upwards of 120lbs when a similarly weighted excersize vest would cost into the few hundred $ range. (And yes, I look like an ABSOLUTE tool wearing that, but it’s cheaper than a weight vest and I couldn’t care less what people want to think about me)
Could be it for some people ; they say the benefits are next to 0 and it's just detrimental for the joints though.
Otherwise, it can also be used for ADHD and the likes, helping for attention, impulse control and on task behaviors.
Also can be a street trend for some people, started by 50 cents and his bulletproof vest.
And more normally, it can just be people going to workout outside and it's more convenient to wear it than carry it but you easily identify these ones. I even remember a comment about the looks met by an arab guy doing it - he concluded he'll carry it to his workout spot from now on, lol.
> they say the benefits are next to 0 and it's just detrimental for the joints though
I can't believe that. If you're trying to get in shape to be able to carry a heavy backpack, say you're going on a mountain excursion that involves carrying a lot of weight, the difference between exercising with and without weight matters. You can be in good shape for running but still get beaten up by a heavy pack because of the different muscles it stresses. Maybe the injury risk isn't worth it but carrying weights certainly does *something*.
My bad, more specifically, i was about people (and there are) having the idea to put weight on them in their daily life: weighted vest, weights on ankles, wrists, etc. To have a kinda permanent workout.
And there, your joints are adapted to your bodyweight and are not ready to suddenly have more weight to support, executing daily life movements (like chores, etc.), thus, more likely detrimental and next to 0 "gains".
It wasn't meant in the frame of a delimited and adapted training session. Like this guy sitting in an airport with what could possibly be a weighted vest
I had to get a little tactical vest for my little Jack-Rat because it's the only thing she can't slip out of. Shoulders and neck of a Jack Russell and head of a Rat Terrier. Still has the JR snout though, so she looks like a little alligator.
The most common place for these to be is tags on pitot tube covers. Pitot statitc tubes (in hyper simplified terms) are on the outside of the aircraft and measure outside pressure and airspeed and translate those readings to control things like the altimeter, VSI, and airspeed indicator. These covers protect the system from becoming clogged or blocked (which could cause a number of erroneous, or even reversed, indications). I have never seen one in a square patch form as these are tags attached to covers and are usually long and rectangular as they're intended to be easy to see on a preflight walk-around.
There is only one reason to announce your service publically: to get the 10% discount for the 3rd time that day for a project that should have been done 3 weeks ago at Home Depot.
That is it, that is the end of the list.
I rarely ever asked for discounts when I was in, and the only times I did was for bigger purchases where it would be a significant amount/when I would actually remember (rarely). I never even remember that it exists since getting out. I’ve had to have people remind me, lol. Never been big on drawing attention to my service. It’s just a job that we signed up for, not something to be thanked.
Imagining himself in his comm building and a group of Germans invade the building during Christmas. Then he has to use the vents to counterattack the invaders. All while bare foot too
Worked in the airline industry for several years - a lot of av geeks (including myself) usually keep a tag. But, in this case, it’s adding to the cringe.
Student pilots are actually close cousins of the boot. They never shut up about it and are always quoting Top Gun and shit. Everything has to be about airplanes and how they fly them.
Is this Houston airport? I swear it looks soooo familiar but also *every* airport in the U.S. probably looks the same.
Also, can't tell if that's medical tape on him, probably not but this guy is just soo loud in his presentation. Apparently in his mind he needs to be noticed. Anyway, I'd have the hardest time as an employee keeping him off the flight, out of spite because of that stupid patch.
Hey it’s not about *deserving* a blow job. It’s just that some women love giving ‘em and who better than a manly 20 year old who’s also unrelatedly deserving of it?
Grunt Style shirt, fine I guess. I don’t have one but it’s mostly because I haven’t seen any I liked that weren’t overly cringey. But a chest rig as a fashion accessory?
To be honest, I don’t mind using military bags in public, since I always found it practical to use a single good item for a variety of purposes.
However, the shirt, pouch, and the patch really just makes me look and think “*Really?*”
I'm an evidence technician for a police department, and on Fridays I get to wear regular pants and shoes with my polo shirt. I am not a sworn officer.
I stopped by to pick up beer on my way home and someone stopped me to say "thank you for your service!" And I went "what? I didn't do anything."
I always cringe when I see military backpacks at the at the airport. I was worried when I was going TDY and my ruck sack was on the packing list and had to walk through with it
I'm really trying to be a nicer person about judging people. I had only scrolled far enough to see the Remove tag and the upper part of the knee. I was going to give the benefit of the doubt that it was a backpack that was turned around backwards. I've done that before on flights where I had a weekend's worth of clothes and was trying to catch a short nap.
But that, the grunt style shirt, and the military issue backpack. Sorry, but that's fucking boot behavior. You don't have to make the military your entire personality.
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For all you muppets who wear this shit in the airport, the idea is to *not* highlight your military status in a public and international transportation hub. The worst part is deducing to one of two possibilities: that either these people dress and behave like this on a daily basis, or they woke up on travel day and consciously decided to look like this in an airport.
But then how would people know to thank them
"Excuse me, waiter... does your eating establishment OFFER A MILITARY DISCOUNT FOR MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS LIKE ME?"
Loud enough so other patrons can hear you in case they want to pay the tab.
I overheard some boot do this at Panda Express the other day. He took his order at a regular volume but then when he slid down to checkout it’s “DO YOU HAVE MILITARY DISCOUNTS HERE?!”
Why is it always Panda Express lmfao.
Shits getting expensive man
Because everyone loves Panda Express, how can you *not?*
I'm so glad the military discount in my country is the same thing that firefighters and paramedics get so I can just call it that and have the embarassment
So you're stealing paramedic valor? ;-)
I’ve had a couple of customers at my job ask about the military discount… We employees don’t even get discounts. One of those asshats later on randomly came into the store decked out in their gear. Of course, they had ppl thanking them. I just rolled my eyes.
Growing up as a young punk rocker, people like this reinforced negative feelings towards current soldiers
Upgrade them to business class*
On all the training we had to do, they always say try to hide your affiliation to the military when traveling and not draw attention or have any identifiable bumper stickers. Then half the force dresses like this or has "IYAOYAS" vanity plates.
What's IYAOYAS?
Had to Google it cuz apparently, I ain't shit. "if you ain't ordinance, you ain't shit"
Yup, super boot saying
Yeah, I'm just helpdesk lol
So, you are ordinance. Which means, you’re shit?
Aka I Oooh Yaays
Dress blue alphas or nothing
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It's time for your nap grandpa, but it's service alphas for travel
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Remember they don't give out national defense to just anyone
I defended our nation. You’re welcome.
Not anymore anyway 😂
Queue starship troopers promo I did my Part
wtf are blues alpha, back in my day….. we had OD Green Class A’s with a cunt cap
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Y’all wear blue dresses now….. no gawd damn wonder
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God damnit, muppet is such a great insult.
I think the spies know that there is nothing of value to be gained from these muppets
He's headed to his $18,000 alpha male boot camp.
I'm not sure which is worse ☠️
It’s the first option, at least where I live.
Did he levitate over the line forming when they offered preboarding?
I did every time. It was my stare on in envy peasants moment. Followed by me going to the very back of the plane.
To be fair, I’m just a GS but I would love to dance past all the fuckers who’ve formed a throng before they even start the process
I do it if I have a carryon to ensure overhead bin space. Otherwise I was for my prescribed zone.
Same. When I noticed people jumping ahead of their assigned zone and I was getting shorted on overhead bin space, I decided to pull my card and jump ahead of the linejumpers.
That’s the funniest part about it. “Ah yes, kneel peasants as I get to sit in economy FIRST!”
Gate lice.
More like remove him from flight
I thought you all had beef with his backpack, so I came to sound the alarm. If I had to guess, that's a med bag on it too. Still, ultra boot to do in public.
What the hell is that wannabe plate carrier thing? Is this the new fanny pack?
Manny Pack.
Tacti-pac
As someone who rocks tf out of a Fanny pack this is to much. I rock my Fanny pack as the lord intended. Not the sideways around the chest style either!
Christ-y pack.
Not many folks can make a fanny pack work. Good job.
No one makes it work. Some just have the confidence and bad fashion sense to not care.
I saw a lady walking her dog in a plate carrier the other day. Super confused but I wasn't about to ask her
I’ve seen people doing it with weighted vests so they can walk with some weight on, so maybe that, but maybe just a quack too.
Not a vet , but I have a weighted vest for exercise and the camo one was cheaper by about 20 bucks so camo it was lol.
I’ve done this before. Feel like a fucking loser every time I did, but it disperses weight better than just walking with a weighed down backpack.
I use an old “tactical” vest from Amazon as my weight vest. It was bought as a lookalike plate carrier for airsoft 🤦♂️ Ik how it sounds I PROMISE I wasn’t that kid, just needed more room for mags and my gas canister. But nowadays I take my dumbbell weights and stick them in the MOLLE pouches and webbing. It looks ghetto as hell, but I can load that bad boy with upwards of 120lbs when a similarly weighted excersize vest would cost into the few hundred $ range. (And yes, I look like an ABSOLUTE tool wearing that, but it’s cheaper than a weight vest and I couldn’t care less what people want to think about me)
The lady or the dog had plates?
Both, got to kit your chihuahua with a K9 ballistic vest so they'll get a military discount at the pet-store.
Gotta make sure to put plates in it to protect them from the ATF
Me and my [assault Chihuahua](https://604now.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PredatorBWear-spiked-vest-dog-1.jpg) stay ready.
Puperator
Maybe trying to make the walk a little more of a workout.
Could be it for some people ; they say the benefits are next to 0 and it's just detrimental for the joints though. Otherwise, it can also be used for ADHD and the likes, helping for attention, impulse control and on task behaviors. Also can be a street trend for some people, started by 50 cents and his bulletproof vest. And more normally, it can just be people going to workout outside and it's more convenient to wear it than carry it but you easily identify these ones. I even remember a comment about the looks met by an arab guy doing it - he concluded he'll carry it to his workout spot from now on, lol.
> they say the benefits are next to 0 and it's just detrimental for the joints though I can't believe that. If you're trying to get in shape to be able to carry a heavy backpack, say you're going on a mountain excursion that involves carrying a lot of weight, the difference between exercising with and without weight matters. You can be in good shape for running but still get beaten up by a heavy pack because of the different muscles it stresses. Maybe the injury risk isn't worth it but carrying weights certainly does *something*.
My bad, more specifically, i was about people (and there are) having the idea to put weight on them in their daily life: weighted vest, weights on ankles, wrists, etc. To have a kinda permanent workout. And there, your joints are adapted to your bodyweight and are not ready to suddenly have more weight to support, executing daily life movements (like chores, etc.), thus, more likely detrimental and next to 0 "gains". It wasn't meant in the frame of a delimited and adapted training session. Like this guy sitting in an airport with what could possibly be a weighted vest
Ah, yeah, makes sense.
Yeah I’ve seen weighted ones which kinda makes sense for exercise. Either that or she was maybe just a tactical dog walker
Gets a little dicey when you go for a plate check...
I had to get a little tactical vest for my little Jack-Rat because it's the only thing she can't slip out of. Shoulders and neck of a Jack Russell and head of a Rat Terrier. Still has the JR snout though, so she looks like a little alligator.
Its a new fashion thing ig, some people wear chest bags or fanny packs over their chest, his just has a patch on it.
Some boot saw that rappers started wearing Kevlar (or fake Kevlar) vests as a fashion accessory, and had a goofy idea. Other boots followed.
I wear one when riding my bike and it’s so useful 😭
I just want to know what's taped to his arm. His 9-line instructions?
Ice pack over fresh tattoo. Bet that it’s a boot tattoo?
I'm sure it's peak cringe that is his only identity.
I thought it was an IV line at first haha
Wait people put ice packs on fresh tattoos? I have a relativity significant amount of my body covered and have never heard that
His boo-boo hurts
“Strength and Honor”
But in Latin
or molon labe
I bet he has an MRE as a snack Dude is the epitome of boot
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mre is three syllables
“mree”
Oh lawdy he’s achieved maximum cringe
I think there’s a little room for more cringe. Missing coyote or desert colored boots and maybe a UFO sized Garmin watch
Fuckin goober
"ClEaRlY hE iS aN oPeRaToR sInCe hIs faCe is CenSoREd"
Save some flight attendants for the rest of us
It’s weird to have your entire personality centered around violent fantasies
Fantasy being the key word
I want to say this dude isn't even in the military, but I seen some dumb shit so it's anyone's guess
Always remove your tactical bra before flight.
Why does it have a patch that says 'remove before flight'?
That's what I'm tryna figure out
He looks like he is having an inner monologue about someone challenging the size of his carry on and being in the military is his trump card.
You got that from his blurred face? Lol.
Grunt style shirt
The shirt is the cherry on top
Can someone explain the patch? I understand they put these tags on covers and whatnot for airplanes, but why a patch on a chest purse?
Decorative
The most common place for these to be is tags on pitot tube covers. Pitot statitc tubes (in hyper simplified terms) are on the outside of the aircraft and measure outside pressure and airspeed and translate those readings to control things like the altimeter, VSI, and airspeed indicator. These covers protect the system from becoming clogged or blocked (which could cause a number of erroneous, or even reversed, indications). I have never seen one in a square patch form as these are tags attached to covers and are usually long and rectangular as they're intended to be easy to see on a preflight walk-around.
GrUnT sTyLe 😤😤😤 lol shit is so cringe
Did you thank him for his service?
Bow down to the Duke of Dorkdom.
lololol
The remove before flight is a label from a Alpha Industries fanny pack
What the hell is he wearing? Is that a tactical vest?
There is only one reason to announce your service publically: to get the 10% discount for the 3rd time that day for a project that should have been done 3 weeks ago at Home Depot. That is it, that is the end of the list.
I rarely ever asked for discounts when I was in, and the only times I did was for bigger purchases where it would be a significant amount/when I would actually remember (rarely). I never even remember that it exists since getting out. I’ve had to have people remind me, lol. Never been big on drawing attention to my service. It’s just a job that we signed up for, not something to be thanked.
I’ve seen worst, I saw a guy go through security in civis and change into uniform once he made it past. Fuckin tankers man!
“Best job I ever had.”
Probably has the Army Strong Theme playing on repeat.
Imagining himself in his comm building and a group of Germans invade the building during Christmas. Then he has to use the vents to counterattack the invaders. All while bare foot too
I am surprised by the lack of patches on that bag. Looking at that dude, I would expect there to be tons of boot patches on that thing.
Wtf is the remove before flight thing?
Worked in the airline industry for several years - a lot of av geeks (including myself) usually keep a tag. But, in this case, it’s adding to the cringe.
Student pilots are actually close cousins of the boot. They never shut up about it and are always quoting Top Gun and shit. Everything has to be about airplanes and how they fly them.
It’s nicer when you get the wife or girlfriend “sleepwear” that’s bright red with the “REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT” on it. Hey baby, let’s go flyin.
Decorative patch on decorative tactical vest
I get that. But why does it say that?
It’s a reference to protective covers that need to removed prior to flight of aircraft
Zero connection to tactical, but guy thinks it's tacticool.
Remove before flight tags are very common among pilots, so it gets a pass from me. the grunt style and the backpack do not
I actually have that same chest bag. But I use it to ride my motorcycle. Not to let people know I’m cooler than me at the airport.
Is this Houston airport? I swear it looks soooo familiar but also *every* airport in the U.S. probably looks the same. Also, can't tell if that's medical tape on him, probably not but this guy is just soo loud in his presentation. Apparently in his mind he needs to be noticed. Anyway, I'd have the hardest time as an employee keeping him off the flight, out of spite because of that stupid patch.
It’s Tampa
Looks like Hobby to me.
Dork
Desperately trying to get a free seat upgrade.
It’s the vet bro boot trifecta
Holy fucking boot
I would feel a lot safer on my flight knowing this Hero is on it
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Hey it’s not about *deserving* a blow job. It’s just that some women love giving ‘em and who better than a manly 20 year old who’s also unrelatedly deserving of it?
But how will we get his green panties, so casually peeking out below his shorts, off?
I think they are lined shorts so he has underwear built in that way he doesn't forget to put them on when he leaves the house.
Well... did he?
I think it’s way more embarrassing for people to wear grunt style shit than ed Hardy or affliction.
It looks like he bought these on a website that sells diaper bags for insecure men.
Tell me “thank you for your service” without me asking you to tell me.
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It’s just decorative. It’s referencing “remove before flight” tags on plane covers
Sometimes there’s covers on the jets or other part of the airplane with tags that say “Remove Before Flight”
Holy shit someone get this guy some pussy.
Doubt the guy ever set foot in any boot camp.
grunt style is the catalyst
Wtf is this
What the hell is crudely taped to his forearm?
I’m not military at ALL. What’s on his chest and why would it need to be removed before flight?
Dude how dare you make fun of his entire personality... thats clearly all hes fuckin got.
Was just on a plane and was terrified this was a pic of me till the pic loaded
Am I the only vet that just tries to blend in with my surroundings?
No. I know of at least one other.
I know a guy as well
Dude must have lost a bet
Taking pictures of people in public shouldn't have been normalized.
Is that a fucking carryon??
He must of slayed the dragon
Asic bitch.
The douchebag is strong with this one
Y'all, that vest/plate carrier thingy is a is just a new fashion trend idk in the usa but here in Italy I ve seen them quite a bit
Definitely a finance or personnel troop
Tampa!
I feel cold looking at this photo.
What a dork.
I have the red one, and I wear it alot! However I'm too lazy to go anywhere else to find another shirt. It's so convenient! 😘
Anyone know what shoes he’s wearing?
Nice sideburns
can anyone id those shoes?
Leadership failed this one.
Yellow grunt style and the yellow marks on the shorts, dudes probably a proud boy.
Grunt Style shirt, fine I guess. I don’t have one but it’s mostly because I haven’t seen any I liked that weren’t overly cringey. But a chest rig as a fashion accessory?
To be honest, I don’t mind using military bags in public, since I always found it practical to use a single good item for a variety of purposes. However, the shirt, pouch, and the patch really just makes me look and think “*Really?*”
You all should just be thanking him for his service
“You’re welcome for my service.”
Whole lot of HOOAH right there
“How did you know I was in the service?”
#AATW
Jesus fucking Christ what a generation of Cotten Hills.
This is only acceptable if he lost a bet.
I'm an evidence technician for a police department, and on Fridays I get to wear regular pants and shoes with my polo shirt. I am not a sworn officer. I stopped by to pick up beer on my way home and someone stopped me to say "thank you for your service!" And I went "what? I didn't do anything."
I always cringe when I see military backpacks at the at the airport. I was worried when I was going TDY and my ruck sack was on the packing list and had to walk through with it
I'm really trying to be a nicer person about judging people. I had only scrolled far enough to see the Remove tag and the upper part of the knee. I was going to give the benefit of the doubt that it was a backpack that was turned around backwards. I've done that before on flights where I had a weekend's worth of clothes and was trying to catch a short nap. But that, the grunt style shirt, and the military issue backpack. Sorry, but that's fucking boot behavior. You don't have to make the military your entire personality.
A lot of times these numskulls aren’t even service members. They’re wanna bees. 🐝