I hear stories of guys doing this to impress people. What kind of questions should I ask them to see if they are lying?
2006-12-21 08:14:40 · 12 answers · asked by babecat2000 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Easy. Ask to see their ID card. If they've never been in, it's a felony for them to have a faked one (and most people don't even try, especially with the new IDs)
2006-12-21 08:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask to see their discharge paperwork (DD214). If they're still in or retired ask to see their Military ID. There are ways to check on military service but you'd have to have a serial number...or Social Security number if the service is more recent...late 70's onward. Then you'd have to have their permission to check on their military records such as a signed work application that allows you to check their background. Other than that, if they're claiming commendations/citations these can be easily checked through a variety of websites.
Just ask questions. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Ask where their friends are...who can vouch for their service. On the flip side, there are those of us who have served and do not appreciate being constantly scrutinized...I will gladly answer some questions and will at any time show my ID but beyond that some questions are just over the top, ie...how many people have you killed.
2006-12-21 17:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should ask specific questions about their unit, where it was based, what company they were in, how long they served, things like that. It would help if you did so something about the military so you can question his answers. If they served in Iraq and actually saw some action, they probably don't like to talk about it with anyone other than other military members with whom they can connect with. I served in the Marine Corps and during the Iraqi war, but only the beginning of it and I never got to see any blood and guts or anything like that, so I don't mind talking about it to anyone. I do know some guys that did see the bad side of war and won't talk about it. Sorry that this might not answer your question, but I tried. Hope you catch him too!
2006-12-21 16:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be awful hard to catch them.
There is a group of veterans that expose phony Military Heroes.
Here's the funny thing: Many of these fake heroes were actually anti-war hippies that never served.
Dan Rather is another phony. For years he bragged about being a Marine.
He was never a Marine. You are not a Marine unless you graduate boot camp.
Rather didn't make it.
He cried and had his Mommy get him out.
No surprise.
2006-12-21 16:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they were Navy, what was their Rate? If another branch of service, what was their MOS? Ask for the letter-number code, and the title that goes with it. I was a BM (Boatswain's [pronounced bo-suns] Mate), with a specialty as a Cockswain (pronounced coxun). It meant I could pilot danged near any water craft in the Navy, excepting a submarine.
2006-12-21 16:24:41 · answer #5 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask to see their DD214 form, it is a form that you receive from the Armed Forces when you are Honorably or Dishonorably discharged from the Military service
2006-12-21 16:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by Paul M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what they are saying that they are. Just ask them for their class number. usually the tip off is when they claim to be special operations. It is quite a small community, and class numbers are easily checked on, and unit affilitation sometimes easier to check.
I know several people that can snoop for you if you have someone that you suspect of being a poser..
2006-12-21 16:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What unit did they serve with? Who was their squad leader who can back it up? Are there vidoes? Were they recommended an award for their actions? When and where were they deployed? Do they have souvieners?
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2006-12-21 16:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by SkyShark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have heard of this....first of all, ask to see their military ID, if they dont have one, theres your answer...they need to have it with them at all times...
those people can actually get in serious trouble with the federal government and do time in jail and or prison....i knew one girl who was an enlisted and got the genius idea of pretending to be an officer, lets just say she got her butt handed to her when they found out
2006-12-21 22:52:36 · answer #9 · answered by sherichance79 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just listen to their stories. If they talk a lot about "action" the saw, or their own heroics they are full of crap. 99.99% of servicemen that saw action do not like talking about it other than the others they served with.
2006-12-21 16:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋