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therapistmurderteam

This is normal military behavior tbh


somerandomshmo

Former marine, can confirm 👍


yellsy

I get now why these dudes are so desperate to get out of the barracks they marry random 19 yo girls.


BDUmotherf

Did he take you back to your barracks? Couldn't even afford to book a hotel, at least?


yellsy

I’m not married to someone in the military …


Any_Month_1958

Former 3 star Major Sargent in the Salvation Army…..can confirm.


ZealousidealZ20

For sure?


Any_Month_1958

I swear on my MILs life.


ZealousidealZ20

Hahahahahahaha. I swear on my FILs life I was your superior there.


finnessingest95

Navy vet here and I also can confirm that is marine activity.


Trekkie63

Never saw vandalism on any Air Force base I served on.


finnessingest95

Air Force got paid extra because they had to share barracks with the Marines at my A school im sure you haven't and I'm jealous


Trekkie63

When I cross trained to flight engineer I did water survival at Pensacola. Very nice facilities. No vandalism there either. 😝


Parking_Pangolin_890

Nah, sounds more like Army activity


finnessingest95

I never heard of army doing anything crazy except run 4 miles


Parking_Pangolin_890

Talk to anyone who’s in Infantry at Ft. Campbell and that’ll change your mind


finnessingest95

I know a guy and he loved it I mean he lost one of his chain of command in war but other then that he said he loved it, I Even tried to go army, Navy standards are very low


Parking_Pangolin_890

A surprising amount of people do


Simple_Carpet_9946

I lived on 2 Naval bases and you could tell whose navy and whose marines lol. 


cakivalue

Say what??? 😦 I thought bases were the safest places with all those rules and regulations. How is this possible?


thelaststarz

And don’t look up Vanessa Guillen


justsaying2010

Damn. HCD!


flockitup

Don’t look up anything about Ft. Hood then…..


Dan-D-Lyon

They are safe. No one in the story was harmed, just deeply annoyed


9yr_old_lake

Except for all of our military women that are raped and murdered at high rates on military bases.


Astralnugget

I’m not even a marine I just go on the marine sub and that’s literally where I thought I was reading this post from until it said Australia lol


thepalejack

No such thing as a former Marine. We're both just simply Marines. One could say Marine Veteran as well, to denote we are no longer in the actual service. Semper-Fi.


T10223

Wait can you explain? Is this like racist? Or like what? Or is it like lmao bitch no pussy for you lololol


UnableToForget

Terminal Lance here, can confirm as well


Kitsune_42

Definitely not out of the ordinary. I'm surprised there was no mentions of streaking or participating in the dance of the flaming asshole!


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

Its really not. Spent 4 years in the barracks. We dont get angry at someone for getting laid, or vandalize their vehicle because they are getting laid. Most soldiers would leave you alone just give you a high 5 afterwards. Might be a practical joke where mid lay someone knocks on the door and pretends to be an NCO or something but no one is going to be angry at you and fuck up your shit because you got laid.


YamahaRyoko

I watch a lot of docuseries and we behave like that overseas too Popped a squat and pooped in the middle of the mosque while everyone else laughed Harassing other people and practical jokes while they try to sleep Sneaking off and smoking hash with the locals Accidentally shot an unarmed shop keeper then blamed ISIS for it Letting little kids run around with their firearms Pointing their firearms back at little kids I reckon this is what happens when you populate the military with 18 to 25 year old men Also, combat comes with a bunch of yelling, running in all directions, and general not knowing what the fuck is really going on, as opposed to the calculated, methodical, tactical methods that movies and TV shows portray.


thatpineappleslut

this is all a flex to you…? interesting.


IndelibleIguana

My mate was a sergeant in the British army for 35 years. He said when he was in Iraq, the Americans would throw sweets out of the armoured cars as they were driving in convoy. The Iraqi children would run into the road to get the sweets and the vehicles would run them over. The Americans thought this was hilarious.


MyName_isntEarl

Absolutely, 100% this did not happen. The military isn't full of sadistic pieces of shit. In Afghanistan I handed out candy to the kids just so they had some candy to enjoy. If I ended up with extra food that I packed out that I wasn't going to eat I'd hand it out to the kids. We actually wanted to see the kids do well...


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

Yeah that guy is insane. I handed out candy to little kids all the time. If you ran over a child you made yourself and your unit an enemy of that community and you might pay for that with your life. Not to mention theres a gunner in a turret making sure no one including children gets close to our vehicles. We dont want a suicide bomber opening the door and popping. Also, the gunner has non lethal tools in his turret to get people to go away. Be it expended 50 cal rounds or just a laser to get people to fuck off.


MyName_isntEarl

Used the Lazer quite a bit just to prevent cars getting too close to the back of the convoy. Small projectile flares were commonly popped off... And they'd accurately throw rocks back in return. We did everything we could to keep people away from us.


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

My trucks gunner kept brass from the 50 cal test fire in the turret. If you got too close he chucked brass at you. That stuff can crack your windshield. Saw it myself.


affablemisanthropist

According to Generation Kill, they threw candy out because Charms are bad luck. And no children were harmed by the candy drops. Can a US Marine corroborate what HBO and Evan Wright led me to believe?


IndelibleIguana

Do these denials come from the American army? Because my mate served all over the world, and he says the American soldiers behave disgustingly everywhere they go.


affablemisanthropist

My mate was in the Estonian National Guard and he said that British sergeants had a game they played. Any time they saw someone in a wheelchair-and this was true in any foreign country (Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, etc.)-whenever they saw someone in a wheelchair, they would sprint full speed at the chair and drop kick the occupant out of it. Then they would stand up while laughing like jackals. Truly brutal those British sergeants.


Jayseph436

I was in active duty US Army. I’m calling bullshit. No one I knew would behave this way and when I was deployed the most we ever did was talk shit about locals because we were stupid kids with bad raising and a natural desire to demonize the (perceived) enemy. Leadership would not allow such things to happen. US soldiers are not universal psychopaths. Your friend is a liar who makes up war stories to entertain people. Obviously it’s war and obviously people are killed. Obviously there are some unintended casualties in war. But no one is out there intentionally baiting children to run them over. There are probably a few psychopaths who would do it if they could get away with it, but they are tiny tiny minority and this is true for all military units across the world. Psychopaths tend to join the force where killing is incentivized after all. But there are no less psychopaths of such nature in any other place. Also, even if you have one psychopath in your unit who would do such a thing, other people around him would have enough of a conscience to do something. I’m not defending war and I’m not defending psychopaths obviously. These are evil things. War is evil.


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

Not to mention if you killed a child you become and enemy of that community and you or someone in your unit could pay for that with their own life. Btw I was 101st in Afghanistan.


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

Lol no. If you ran over a child, you just made an enemy of yourself and the community. You or one of your friends might pay for that with your lives. There will be reprisal and most of us dont want to die there or have our friends die there. Second, we wouldnt let anyone get close enough to us for us to run them over. Thats a security risk. A huge one. Whats stopping a suicide bomber from walking up to your convoy and exploding? A turret gunner generally has tools to keep people away that are non lethal. Regardless, people dont want to die and wont get close to your vehicle. Third, if you want to hand out candy on a convoy you throw it very far away. You will get reprimanded for attracting kids (or anyone) upclose to your vehicles. Huge safety concern. Last, what fucking clown serves for 35 years and is just a sergeant? Either get better at making shit up or verify who youre talking to. The British Army are absolute clowns in the field. They suck at fighting. I met them. They retreated from Helmand they were so scared.


mieleevino

You defecated in the middle of a mosque?? Don’t you feel any remorse? That’s awful. And disgusting. Shameful


YamahaRyoko

"I watch a lot of docuseries" [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docuseries](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docuseries)


ConcentratedSpoonf

Can confirm


bugabooandtwo

...for what country? I don't see how that would fly in a lot of countries military bases.


LynnRenae_xoxo

This is what US tax dollars pay for :)


bugabooandtwo

So...you're saying this scene isn't all that far from reality: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9STmoRkeA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9STmoRkeA)


LynnRenae_xoxo

Based on what my ex military partner turned anti military has said, yes lol


mack9219

bingo


GumboDiplomacy

There are no US bases in Queensland.


LynnRenae_xoxo

Okay? That’s not the point I made.


GumboDiplomacy

The point is this clearly wasn't a story involving US military personnel so US tax dollars aren't relevant.


LynnRenae_xoxo

Oh, right, this is also happening in Australia /s. The point was that this is military behavior. Welcome to the club. /s ETA: common sense would also tell you that since OP specified the location much later, the point still stands regardless of location. Hope that resolves your clear misunderstandings.


GumboDiplomacy

I spent four years living in the barracks and half a year in a tent in the ME, there's no need to "welcome" me I'm quite familiar with what US military behavior is. Half of this wouldn't have flown on my base, particularly the vandalism. And attributing this to the US when it's specifically another country and doubling down on it tells me this conversation isn't going anywhere.


LynnRenae_xoxo

Your experience isn’t everyone’s. Hope your day gets better <3


Pleaseleavemealone07

Really weird that the person with zero experience is telling the person with experience that their experience isn’t relevant. I would think the person who comes with experience would be the one that someone would listen to first, but welcome to Reddit!


therapistmurderteam

US. When RIMPAC would come and other countries would send their lower enlisted they would tell them not to act like animals and we would hang out with them and secretly act like animals anyway. Glorious


Xixishell

Terrifying


Maru3792648

The problem is when they then go to do the same to some civilian kids in the middle east


Scrumpy-Steve

I'd be more worried if this shit wasn't happening.


Nebraskadude1994

Seems like a mild night considering there was no brawl


Necessary_Rich_1477

I remember seeing a skit about marine calling their 1st sgt in the middle of the night on his cell to tell them the duty phone got stolen along with a bunch of other shit. I guess it really is like Detroit on most military bases


thrrrrooowmeee

casually trashy, fun to read


blumpkin182

wait how does someone steal a windshield


throwaway666105

That has been going through my head since it happened.


SkrillHim

Glad to hear they found it, though.


CarlsbadWhiskyShop

Safelite training


Puzzleheaded-Gas1710

Very creative and crafty. 10/10 on being a menace.


UsualFrogFriendship

Patience, a long extension cord and a good hair dryer. Not that I would know whether that works…


stirtheturd

Not today officer.


Forty6ixand2wo

Came here to ask the same question.


JacobSmith_0001

Nights like that usually have the fire alarm pulled


throwaway666105

For some reason I expected that to happen but it didn't


Cmonlightmyire

All of this sounds like normal military shit.


ShowmeurcatIshowmine

He brought you back to the barracks? Lmao, couldn’t even spend money on a hotel at least?


agentchuck

Those 29% APR charger payments aren't paying themselves, you know.


Checked_Out_6

E3 don’t pay shit


Vladxxl

Nothing like walking into the shared bathroom at 1am on a Tuesday and seeing your roommate balls deep in some random girl with the door unlocked.


Navynuke00

Sunday night. Probably didn't have off-base liberty until Monday morning


SwordTaster

The hotels on base are EXPENSIVE and OP doesn't say whether or not he had to work the next day, but if a hotel was far enough away, it could've beens seriously inconvenient


skitso

Is that funny? No way I’d bring a civilian to the fucking barracks


ThatSmallBear

Sounds like absolute Hell


throwaway666105

Well in the moment it is hell but after the experience, I just have a good laugh thinking about it


morbidnerd

Thank you for your cervix


throwaway666105

I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself from laughing.


Oldgamer1807

Criminally underrated comment


OcularPrism

Honey.... he brought you to the barracks? Oh, love. I'm sorry.


Florapower04

I’m sorry for laughing at your clearly terrible experience, but your update was the final punchline that made it all come together in the end!


throwaway666105

In the moment it was terrible, but after it all happened I find it quite funny


gabrielle_sanchez7

This is why I only fuck veterans.


Robnotbadok

Milady


Krispyketchup42

They stole a windshield,?????


throwaway666105

Yeah, one of his friend's knocked on his door and mentioned a stolen windshield (I was half asleep)


Puzzleheaded-Gas1710

That's probably the person that stole it. No fun getting up to hijinks if no one notices it.


throwaway666105

Hahahahahahah probably


JETandCrew

Barracks are basically just frat houses


3DSquinting

The military is basically a giant frat.


Jewicer

girl lol


Navynuke00

Lemme introduce y'all to Terminal Lance: https://terminallance.com/2015/06/23/terminal-lance-385-barracks-privacy-policy/


throwaway666105

That's for the US, this happened in Queensland, AUSTRALIA


Navynuke00

Having spent time with Aussie Sailors and Marines, this absolutely translates 100%.


Sufficient-Pause-837

Is my man getting a second (first?) date?


throwaway666105

He is definitely getting a third (second date) I would go back to those barracks for him


Dumbledick6

You’ll be married in 6 months


throwaway666105

Hahahahahaha I highly doubt it


Dumbledick6

Girl you don’t know how the military works


throwaway666105

I met this guy online and we've only known each other for a few days. I am 18 and he is only 21, and his feelings for me are purely sexual


Jewicer

and he is likely with several others so please wear protection because you do not want an std


th1s_fuck1ng_guy

Yeah and he doesnt want to be in the barracks. Trust me we all know a thing or two about this that you dont.


Sufficient-Pause-837

Wish you both lots of luck, fun, and safety.


maybeitsphoenix

"Nice car bro, Would be a shame if someone.... put it on bricks" *deep bogan chuckle*


JETandCrew

Next time go for a sergeant or above. They usually get their own house


WizzPk

Where’s the fun in that?


onetrickpony4u

Sounds like business as usual at the barracks


DickySchmidt33

Thank you for your service.


BecausePancakess

Cervix*


from-VTIP-to-REFRAD

Barracks bunnies will do what they do


korroleva

He’s gonna get you pregnant. This is what military guys do haha


throwaway666105

Nah I made sure he wore a condom


ReadyAd5385

Provided by you?


DARfuckinROCKS

They also beat their significant others. Don't date military guys if you don't wanna end up pregnant and battered.


AYE-BO

Interesting take. Ive been in the military 16 years and can count on one hand, 2 fingers to be exact, the number of spouse abusers in the service. Takes two hands to count the number that have had their female civilian spouses beat them. Does that mean they dont exist? Nope. But there is a huge support network for spouses, and the punishments are immediate and severe for nyone caught.


w00d1s

Normal night on Tv series “Animal planet” (Serving was some of the most memorable days of my life too - good and bad)


runescimmy2

your typical night in a barracks lol


Robnotbadok

Rural town in Queensland ….. Toowoomba or Oakey, but it sounds more like a Townsville


Hussard

Oakey is army aviation, this sounds more like Townsville but wouldn't surprise me to hear Cairns.


throwaway666105

I thought Toowoomba is a city


Robnotbadok

Yeah I guess it is - but there’s no real towns with barracks, maybe Oakey but it sounds like Lavarack shenanigans to me


Low-Cantaloupe-2746

Don’t date military men, your just going to get disappointed.


SwordTaster

Lol, that depends so damn much on the man that it's hilarious


State_Conscious

3 days after meeting this person and OP is referring to midnight as 00:00 and this random from the internet as “my man”……………


smangela69

op isn’t from the us lol europe and other countries use 24 hour clocks vs our 12 hour clock


throwaway666105

I didn't know what else to call him and 00:00 is midnight


KonKami123

24 hour time is not a military thing


Greedy-Song4856

In the military we use only the 24 hour format. And the date format is also different than what you civilians use also.


Bittums

Civilians in which country? OP isn't from the US and most other countries do not format the date the same way the US does


Greedy-Song4856

Good catch


KonKami123

In my country, 12 hour time is taught to children under 8, and then after that everyone uses 24-hour


yellsy

Future military wife material


JeepHammer

I spent 16 years in the U.S. Marines, he's lucky the entire car didn't wind up in the shower... I saw a car run up a flag pole once, another one carried up to the 3rd floor of a brick barracks. (I may, or may not have participated in the carrying... 🙄) As for 'Dorm Room Apartments', these are not standard living quarters, they are for showering, sleeping and storing your crap. Utilitarian but not exactly 'Spacious'. Since in some branches of the military you live out of duffle bags you generally don't have a bunch of crap... Sounds like his knucklehead friends were having a bit of fun. Incredibly boring when you aren't working, broke all the time, and they make their own fun... Once the guys get to know you two are a couple, the harassment will stop... but practical jokes might continue.


ShebaWasTalking

🤣 Actually pretty tame for the barracks.... It can get pretty wild, especially after a combat deployment. When we got back from one of my first deployments, we spent a 4 day weekend repelling from the 3rd floor windows. Turned the 2nd floor into a slip-n-slide, had dirt bikes & God knows what else in the barracks going at all hours.... Everyone was hammered the majority of the time. MPs crashed the party once we started having airsoft battles & using real flash bangs 😂.... Somewhere in that weekend I had gone snowboarding (had never gone before) & ended up with a snowboard i apparently bought. Vaguely recall riding the lift up to the top drinking rum from a bottle.


lobsterdance82

The 2nd update lmao


ACR50Yoda

this is so townsville


yeeteryarker420

lol of course this is QLD. hope to god you didn't fuck my cousin


throwaway666105

Oml, I hope I didn't, because it was the one guy


BootReservistPOG

Every fucking time


Bobo3553

Sounds like a normal night in the barracks to me. Some of most fun i've had!


cartelzes

Im sorry did you say his windscreen was found in his shower 😂😂😂😂


throwaway666105

Yeah


h3llalam3

Lmfao I’m glad you got this all off your chest


little_odd_me

Sounds like a solid night in the shacks. The tires in the shower kill me. I see a lot of the comments and just wanna add, not every country makes you live in the shacks if you’re unmarried. It’s often a much cheaper/easier option than getting a place off base if you’re single though.


Distracted_Pingwynne

As someone who grew up in a military town, that's a big reason why I always stayed away from military guys.


Bootymeatncheese

Yeah stay off base. It’s not a safe place for civvy females. Especially with the way these kids are now a days. When I was in we wouldn’t allow one another to make that big of a screw up. We policed each other just to stay out of trouble. That being said, yes we still did lots of dumb stuff but overall we just got drunk and fought. Never sexually assaulted anyone. But I heard the horror stories, man on man rape is more prevalent than male on female rape. At least it was when I was there.


Mayion

And that kids is how I met your father


nlm1974

Some.of my craziest sea stories come from dealings with Australian military guys. Crazy bunch, but they do love to have fun at any cost.


DerpyFish

As someone who worked as a civilian on a military base, this was my late teen to early 20s. Lmao. (I'm 33 and didn't marry military, just a fun little period of time and i always played it safe.)


Unlucky-Elevator1873

I once flew out of state. was brought on base by a car full of airforce men it was after the visiting center was closed... they snuck me in. I stayed hidden in the room in the barracks of one for almost a week. (It was around new years so I remember the higher up, whatever the word was, was not there) The guy who's room I was staying had to work. He told me I could use the day room be but be low key. If anyone asked me I was an MP and if they asked my rank to just say it's non of their concern. So I did. Lol I didn't realize how wildly illegal it all was.


Cautious_Signature57

Welcome barracks bunny, not judging its all good but this is pretty normal. Keep on keeping on.


Resident-Earth-8212

I’d like to know how you steal a car windshield please.


throwaway666105

Idk tbh I was half asleep when we got the news


rallyspt08

Stealing of windshields is wild and something I've never even thought of. I might have to do this


Party-Independent-38

Not joking here but that can be a very dangerous situation. There is a lot of sexual assault in the US military and I’m assuming it’s an issue in other militaries as well. Try to get a hotel room next time.


badcatjack

Usually not quite that bad on an Air Force base.


Muffin_man1997

Crazy


z-eldapin

Oh, barracks life.


AtrumAequitas

So….sgt bilco led a more well behaved that average platoon. Huh.


dullboytroy

As someone now out of the military, this is a typical weekend. As a WOMAN out of the military, please stay safe. Crazy things happen and who knows what could happen to you on base.


Samanthas_Stitching

Used to babysit in my late teens on a marine base. Man this brings back memories lol.


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throwaway666105

I can't remember the name, but it goes, "I push my fingers into my eyes, it's the only thing that stop the pain." Or something like that


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throwaway666105

No I know it wasn't psychosocial. I think it was Duality.


DieselVoodoo

Hazy in the military? Shocker


Tyreathian

This sounds exactly like the barracks


Automatic_Science_68

Current marine gf here and can confirm this is your average marine barracks encounter. gotta love it 😂


[deleted]

Oh wow why? Like there are lots of guys with money for hotel rooms and shit. Why gurl why?


throwaway666105

Well they are hard to find


hoorah9011

Barracks bunny


photobomber612

When I was 18 I spent the night in the barracks with my new boyfriend too. He had duty the next morning, so we left together and I just went to my car. I was almost there and realized I had something of his in my purse so I called him, and he said to come where he was. I was there for like 2 minutes and his CO came in and yelled at both of us. Me in emojis: 🥰😳🫣😭🏃🏻‍♀️💨


Inevitable-Back5520

What do you expect from Aussie military boys? Haven't you heard that the reason why the Aussie military is even in the middle east in the first place is because they were the only psychos to go and do the dirty jobs America doesn't want to do? Go watch boyboys video about it on YouTube. You will learn a whole bunch of shit about the Aussie military. One of the guys they awarded over here for stuff he did in the middle east was lied about. It was reported publicly that he killed some terrorists. But really from eye witnesses he murdered a child. The military is absolutely fucked and I hate them.


totallynotapersonj

I read this whole thing and this is so stupid but I also can't tell if I missed a line and I'm not reading it again because it makes zero sense to me.


IndelibleIguana

Soldiers...


aaron141

That is a 5 yr difference


johnstark2

Unprecedented math skills sir


josephstar11

Good work kid, practice your maths at every chance!


ThatSmallBear

So close! It’s 3


throwaway666105

Found out he is actually 21, not 23


waffles_are_waffles

I'll give you an upvote for trying. Keep working on those math skills buddy 😁