People Dressed in Military Uniforms to Get Early Boarding
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Those look like cement finisher boots.
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.
“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.
He could at least tuck in his pants and go “airborne”
Wouldn’t want to wear them if you were working the chute. Might get concrete inside ’em. 😄
Only thing this clown was finshed was giving a BJ.
Anyone else notice he wears the tops of them unlaced, like a gangsta rapper?
Yeah.
I also assumed he is armed as he is wearing a cover indoors.
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.
I bet he gets a lot of “Thank you for your service.”
Pffft – go big or go home – wear some Uggs.
I think there’s a video on YouTube of a Soldier doing just that!
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.
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
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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
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…
Had an NCO with some kind of funky fungal infection, had a profile to wear white socks and Teva sandals for a month.
Socks and sandals are a crime against humanity, but I suppose it beats having to look at his funky fungal feet.
Tell the younger generation who wears black socks from the current PT uniform with shower shoes and BCGs.
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.
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.
The haircut used to be a dead give away.
Well, that and all of the acronyms and profanity!😂
Flown out of Tucson a flew times, everyone in civilian clothes and carrying a cased M-16. That sure gets people looking.
Like the bunch of dudes getting off the helicopter at the beginning of Predator for some reason:
Awesome. Back when movies where movies.
Smoking inside an Army helicopter?
Flying without helmets?
Going for the fbi look?
Different uniforms, different speed-run, but check this out: I don’t think any of us could have predicted this. #military #army #soldier #navy #airforce #marine – YouTube
NONE of them are wearing a PT belt, they’re dead meat according to the CSM!
The balls on these fuckin’ guys!
ROFLOL!
Probably got the skates out of some old care package leftover from 2010.
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.
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.
Well, the current uniform kind of reminds
me of creamed spinach, but it is more visible than the blue digicam.
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.
*because of
*they
*CinC
Took me 9 hours to see that mistake.
You had it right, AH…CMC…Choking Mike’s Cock
ROFL!!!
Cover on indoors. Check.
Timberlands for boots. Check.
Outdated uniform that no one has used in over five years. Check.
Seems legit.
C’mon man…can’t you tell he’s legit? Only surviving assault commando of Meal Team 6…Code name, Taco Grande’.
You never get over Taco Grande!
He looks like a repeat Veteran of Nachos Grande at Raoul’s Cantina!
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With “military ID”… and we’ll say how ate-up people who wear retarded costumes to board first are, too.
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.
If I remember right, I was in “fighting trim” when I flew in uniform.