People Dressed in Military Uniforms to Get Early Boarding

| November 14, 2023

View from the Wing reports that people are taking advantage of priority boarding on flights by dressing in military uniforms… and claims some are not legit.

Stolen Valor: People Are Dressing Up In Military Uniforms To Get Airline Early Boarding

Priority boarding for members of the military in uniform… here’s a claim about one man faking his service for airline benefits.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzUuPHvLpAA/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b0a7bcaf-8d35-4a29-9835-754ffa5eb656

There are many tells in the Instagram video, but the Timberland boots may be a dead giveaway.

Category: Stolen Valor

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fm2176

I flew in uniform only when deploying, outside of having to wear Class A’s for Christmas Exodus in 2001. Priority boarding or not, there’s no reason to wear a uniform unless it’s required for official travel. I think there was a period of time where we were instructed not to wear uniforms while travelling, due to the threat of terrorist attacks.

Hopefully this guy got nice and comfortable while waiting for departure. Maybe those untied and completely regulation boots were just waiting to get kicked off once he got seated.

MarineDad61

1980s – Class A (Air Force called these “dress blues”)
for official PCS travel on commercial airlines,
included the requirement to be carrying PCS orders.
TDY travel, no.
Leave travel, no.

1990-1991 – Deployment travel on unit charter flights, yes.
Not Class A.

BINGO-1
USAFRetired

1980 home at Christmas in uniform (Air Force Service Dress) the only time I voluntarily did that.

I was/am a Marine brat and my squadron Commander in 2001 was a former Marine. Not too long after 9/11 CSAF came out with policy in an all hands e-mail that AF personnel would not travel commercial air in uniform as it might make them targets. Never mind the fact that the paradigm had shifted to flying airliners into targets. Never mind that the traveling public was somewhat unnerved by recent events and having uniformed personnel on planes might provide the public a little confidence.

I fired off a response to my boss that I couldn’t believe the Commandant of the Marine Corps would do something as foolish. He agreed with me but recommended I keep it to myself.

Peter the Bubblehead

Not that I traveled by airline a lot while on active duty, but as I recall the only time I had to do it and wear my dress uniform was when I graduated Boot Camp in Great Lakes and flew to Groton for Sub School.

rgr769

Back in my day, the airlines discounted your ticket by 1/3 if you flew in Class A’s. After my Vietnam tour, it was about the only time I wore them. The rest of my time, it was jungle fatigues or that stupid green bus driver uniform.

akpual

Those look like cement finisher boots.

fm2176

They don’t hold up but so well in that environment, if they’re Timberlands. I had a hand-me-down pair that was like new when I did footer work in the ’90s. After a month or so, the plasticizers and whatever else from the concrete saw them falling apart at the stitching.

26Limabeans

“Muck Arctic Pro ST”

You could be cutting pulp behind a skidder during daylight
and cutting a rug at the local barn dance at night.

26Limabeans

He could at least tuck in his pants and go “airborne”

Army-Air Force Guy

Wouldn’t want to wear them if you were working the chute. Might get concrete inside ’em. 😄

Green Thumb

Only thing this clown was finshed was giving a BJ.

rgr769

Anyone else notice he wears the tops of them unlaced, like a gangsta rapper?

Green Thumb

Yeah.

I also assumed he is armed as he is wearing a cover indoors.

MCPO USN

That was the first give away. And wearing the cover on the back of his head is pretty unsat.

Plus we don’t wear the blueberries anymore.

Cocksucker.

Daisy Cutter

I bet he gets a lot of “Thank you for your service.”

tshe

Pffft – go big or go home – wear some Uggs.

MustangCPT

I think there’s a video on YouTube of a Soldier doing just that!

MarineDad61

MustangCPT,
There are several out there.
I remember this transgender “Army officer”,
Phony Purple Heart,
who went to prison, and may still be sitting in prison today.

MarineDad61

More on Phony Purple Heart Fake Army officer
Kelsie Hoover /aka Michael Cipriani,
from 2015.

https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/officer-impersonation-airport-michael-cipriani-kelsie-hoover

Kelsie-Hoover-at-airport
A Proud Infidel®️™️

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

MarineDad61

A Proud Infidel@^%&*,
As that ol’ fella
who claimed “Vietnam POW” and talked “Tet”
as the Grand Marshal at a VA sponsored
Veterans Day parade in Tennessee is about to find out.

Major FAFO.

Long blog thread (with updates) here,
at the VG Veterans Day / Holiday Open Thread.

https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=149565

Green Thumb

All-Points Logistics bailed her out.

Lori Benton was 3…2…1…

Phildo could not let this type of a diversity hire to go by the wayside…

SFC D

Had an NCO with some kind of funky fungal infection, had a profile to wear white socks and Teva sandals for a month.

RCAF-CHAIRBORNE

Socks and sandals are a crime against humanity, but I suppose it beats having to look at his funky fungal feet.

Anonymous

Tell the younger generation who wears black socks from the current PT uniform with shower shoes and BCGs.

5JC

Whenever I flew on the Arby’s dime I always tried to board last. The less time spent aboard breathing in everybody’s farts the better. The only good thing I can remember is after a while they didn’t make us take off our boots anymore going through the TSA checkpoint. But you had to show your military ID.

JustALurkinAround

The only thing more obvious than a (legit) military person traveling in uniform is a group of military members traveling in civilian clothes so as not to look conspicuous.

26Limabeans

The haircut used to be a dead give away.

MustangCPT

Well, that and all of the acronyms and profanity!😂

SFC D

Flown out of Tucson a flew times, everyone in civilian clothes and carrying a cased M-16. That sure gets people looking.

Anonymous

Like the bunch of dudes getting off the helicopter at the beginning of Predator for some reason:

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Slow Joe

Awesome. Back when movies where movies.
Smoking inside an Army helicopter?
Flying without helmets?

Odie

Going for the fbi look?

fm2176
A Proud Infidel®️™️

NONE of them are wearing a PT belt, they’re dead meat according to the CSM!

SFC D

The balls on these fuckin’ guys!

President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neande

ROFLOL!

QMC

Probably got the skates out of some old care package leftover from 2010.

Peter the Bubblehead

Might have worked better if he used a current uniform!
USN hasn’t used the blue digi-camo for at least five years now! And black combat boots were part of that uniform.

SFC D

I never understood the logic behind the blue camo uniform. I’d think you’d want all the visibility possible on a busy deck or God forbid overboard.

MustangCPT

Well, the current uniform kind of reminds
me of creamed spinach, but it is more visible than the blue digicam.

Amateur Historian

When I was still in the Navy, a favorite joke of mine was that the Navy was always looking to downsize anyway possible (I was in when Obama was CMC), so if they couldn’t find someone who went overboard becauseof the camo, they’ll just say the admin SEP’d him.

Amateur Historian

*because of
*they

Amateur Historian

*CinC
Took me 9 hours to see that mistake.

KoB

You had it right, AH…CMC…Choking Mike’s Cock

Amateur Historian

ROFL!!!

QMC

Cover on indoors. Check.

Timberlands for boots. Check.

Outdated uniform that no one has used in over five years. Check.

Seems legit.

KoB

C’mon man…can’t you tell he’s legit? Only surviving assault commando of Meal Team 6…Code name, Taco Grande’.

MustangCPT

You never get over Taco Grande!

A Proud Infidel®️™️

He looks like a repeat Veteran of Nachos Grande at Raoul’s Cantina!

MustangCPT

Mmmmmm…nachos!

Down in San Antone this week. The hotel breakfast was horrible so tomorrow, I’m going to Taco Palenque and get some “Breakfast Pirata Tacos”.

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MustangCPT

I’ll ask to see if they can make my Breakfast Pirata with chorizo and eggs instead of the two options shown. Get some salsa verde from the salsa bar and a coffee and I’ll be good to go.

Green Thumb

I wonder if Phil Monkress still wears his LT Commander rank?

I could see it.

All-Points Logistics surely teaches a 670-1 course for this purpose.

Hate_me

I never saw the incentive in early boarding. Vying to be the first one spending time sitting in a cramped space waiting on other people to hurry up just never made sense.

From first boarding to the time they’re calling your name over the intercom is more than enough time for another overpriced round at the bar – especially if you have to travel in uniform and someone else is likely picking up that tab.

Prior Service

Early boarding. I Ignored that opportunity for the longest time. I still would except it’s too valuable to get my carry-on stowed before those clowns come and fill the overhead bins up with their 20 cubic feet of crap (each) and I’m out there flapping with my one bag 12 rows away.

Anonymous

With “military ID”… and we’ll say how ate-up people who wear retarded costumes to board first are, too.

ChipNASA

Yeah, I’ve been flying some of late, not a bunch but some…and yes, not in uniform obvioudsly because I’m retired but with kids and yes, I have to show my ID and as of Jan last year, and now this year, I had to get IDs for the kids too and they want all 3 ID cards at the desk and at the gate as well.
The uniform means shit. If people are getting away with this, then the airlines aren’t properly asking for the ole Plastic Cards.
It’s saved me a few hundred dollars in extra (now that they charge for EVERYTHING, fees for seats and bags.

Skivvy Stacker

If I remember right, I was in “fighting trim” when I flew in uniform.