Questions to Ask Fake US Army Veterans
How to catch a fake veteran: Coming to a theater near you
This is a list of questions at least every Army soldier will know
This fun little show is called “How to catch stolen valor”:
- What is PT? This is probably the same in all branches.
- Who were your Basic Training “Sergeants?” (Army specifically)
- What info is on your dog tags?
- What does ACU stand for? What is Multi-Cam?
- I’ve heard the Army has the Pioneer Woman blankets in Basic, is that true?
- What is night guard?
- What is “NCO” What is “XO?”
- Did you have to shake a drill sergeant’s hand every time you walked past like a friend of mine did, as a show of respect?
- How do you address civilians?
- What is “formation?”
- What are officer pay grades?
- What is Reception?
- Why do they shave their heads before deployments?
- What was your Basic Training Unit?
- What is “the pit” and “smoking?”
- Tell me a cadence.
- What is “about face?”
- How do you say thirty in military language when counting?
- Do you have your Army Values card on you? What is LDRSHIP? Then ask, what are Army Values? (yes, repeat the question)
- What is the Army song?
- What is “Land Nav?”
- Can night vision see through walls?
- I’ve heard that Night Vision uses D-Batteries, is that right?
- I like the beret hat you have, what hairspray did you use to keep its shape?
- What are Basic Training “marshmallows?”
- What is the 9-Life MEDEVAC used for? And what does “MEDEVAC” stand for? How long do you have to get through all the lines?
- What is the Army “AR” abbreviation? And what is the “catch all” AR?
- What’s an “assault pack?”
- The omelet MRE is the best!
- What does it mean to score a 90?
- What is “Extend to the left, move!?”
Message me for the answers.
All of these are simple questions, they are basically the questions behind the questions that everyone experiences, instead of asking:
- How was Basic Training?
- Are Drill Sergeants mean?
- Did you deploy? (Only 30% of the Army has deployed)
No more “yes” or “no” questions, and no more generic Google questions. PTSD will not affect most of this memory. The chances a real veteran uses PTSD as an excuse in front of you is probably 10%. Even popular YouTube veterans say, “I have never met someone with PTSD who did not remember their unit name.”
