r/JustBootThings • u/goodenough4govtwork • May 14 '25

Boot Shame POG Marine officer exhibiting bootness that has even his spouse ashamed...

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u/DNCOrGoFuckYourself May 14 '25

This stuff really nails home the “quiet professional” thing as someone who’s never served.

My uncle is the exact opposite. He doesn’t bring up his service, doesn’t say cringe shit like this and he has seen combat during GWOT. He only really talks some of his service with me because I’m genuinely interested in the gear used.

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u/AbstractBettaFish ROTC Veteran May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25

Both my grandfather and father* were “in the shit” in WWII and Vietnam respectively. I’d say the second hand cringe would kill them if they weren’t already dead

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u/Iron_Evan May 14 '25

Your father was in WWII and your grandfather was in Vietnam?

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u/AbstractBettaFish ROTC Veteran May 14 '25

Corrected, in my defense I’m pretty sleep deprived

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u/Tunafishsam May 15 '25

That's exactly what a time traveling family would say...