@RUclips Sucks ass different times tho, they were needed for what was happening. Now we join yo strengthen our country and make sure there won’t be a draft
Same, one of my favorite military RUclipsrs. Me being an Army guy Even better that he's Army, not a whole lot of entertaining Army RUclipsrs out there. Mostly purely informative
Love it…. Not military so I don’t understand it all. Just love your reactions! I need to catch up on the boot camp videos. But I like to watch those with the hubs. He was army reserve.
Lol this video made me feel weird because im actually training to become a navy seal and just saying this im not one but im training to even try and become one, I talk to my recruiter July 1 about it
This is crazy my grandfather was in the army during WW2, and he hardly ever talked about it. No bragging ever, the only story he ever told us grandchildren was was how listening to your gut can save your life. After he passed we found all his medals (he had a lot) and we had to look them up to find out what they were and why he got them!
@@Chino57038 I would have to ask my uncle about specifics but he was in communications delivering information by hand or code that couldn’t be transmitted over the airwaves
Stolen Valor is now illegal in Rhode Island after a case where a woman had gotten money for being a disabled vet and she actually worked for the VA before she got caught
@@MariaTex3I am late to the party, but there is no crime for claiming to be a veteran. The courts have given it a thumbs up under the 1st Amendment. The crime is obtaining property under false pretense, theft by deception, wire fraud, erc.
@@Titus_Macedonicus I was going to say that, but I believe some of those are honorary titles, and the last thing I would want to do is sully his good name.
I love it when I'm working with patients and they say they were in Vietnam fighting. I check the age and they are the same age as me. I was 12 years old when Vietnam ended and my dad came home. I never say anything, but it does give new meaning to the term 'infant-rymen'.
I met a guy in a full dress uniform he had the wrong patches for what he was claiming. I was with my now ex who had been served in Iraq in 04 & 05 so he asked him questions. Even as a civilian I could tell he was making shit up. We were in a bar/club and this dude was getting drinks from everyone. It was gross.
Why do stolen valor people always make themselves the “hero” in the story or if everyone had listened to them then no one would have died? It’s gotta be a narcissism thing
People want to be the protagonist of a story bigger than themselves. It's a self esteem issue. You are either the hero, or a victim. Because praise and pity can feel similar.
I mean, I don’t think anyone would spend the time formulating this huge lie about their service just to be like “yeah, I was the best box kicker my supply warehouse had ever seen.” There’s no pride in that for someone who is already lying. You don’t lie to make yourself look basic. But that’s just how I would perceive it. Idk 😂
If you really wanna pass yourself off as a badass you have to almost never talk about it. The dudes who drop bodies dont tell random people on the street about their exploits.
I had a stolen valor incident. Some college athlete tried to say he was a Marine while jointing a street football game I was playing with my 10 year old cousin. He didn’t know I served 5 years. I actually believed him and was only curious as to what unit he served with. But he said a base I had never heard of and made no mention of any units. Then I realized, how can you be a college athlete and be active (which he said he was). You can’t graduate from Morgan State and play on their team if you are active in Florida (I don’t know any active bases in FL). Then when I asked more questions, he attempted to have a deep conversation with my 10 year old cousin. He left a little while after, I got a deflection on him but he burned me a couple times (I was 2 years out at the time, proud I kept up with him even when I’m out of shape) but I yelled Semper Fi to him he didn’t reply. That’s garbage bro. Be yourself.
I think it is worth calling out stolen valor when people are gaining money or fame claiming to be heroes. If you served and all you did was be a cook BE PROUD YOU SIGNED UP TO FEED YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS! A cook in a war zone I still under more threat and takes more courage than a chef in a safe place!
Cooks in military are thr most badass people ever. Imagune during a battlefield your throwing grenades and dodging bullets then all of a sudden u see Jerry the cook trying to hand you your MRE for the week
Yo I appreciate these comments. I'm a cook and sometimes we feel like all we are worth are flipping burgers and get Karen a pickle when she asks for it. when I was deployed, the BEAR/SPEK kitchen was nothing but a tent and we had to cook with our helmets and vests on because we were considered a hot spot for enemy attacks. Even then we were told we are nothing but people to service the mission. It sucked but I appreciate you guys.
@@whenthestormblows cook or doorkicker all are respected brother ! I bet you made some good meals for the boys. A warm meal can go a long way in tough times
Stolen valor is always good after a war movie comes out...Hurt locker, every other person was an EOD tech..even when I was doing EOD work in Iraq when the movie came out. American Sniper...everyone was a sniper. Its always fun outting these people.
I had a friend of a friend tell me he had been a Navy Seal. Coming from a military family, I asked where he served. His answer was "The War on Drugs" he went on to explain that he served in the war on drugs and his mission was to kill enemy drug lords in South America. He was supposed to sneak in to their houses and kill them. I rolled my eyes and suggested exit my home.
Im sure your friend was lying, but its uncommon but what they said could acually happen. Special Forces have and can be sent there. Mostly Green Berets tho
I hate people that fake or exaggerate military experiences! If you served.... I thank you! Take care Nikko and keep up the great entertainment brother! From a troop to a solider... God bless!🙏👍
So I was a submarine sailor for 8 years (Sonar Technician). I worked very closely with the Torpedomen. They maintain and operate the weapons systems (torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles, and small arms) along with STS and FTs. A submarine crew member does NOT get imbedded as a sniper with the SEALs. P.S. He said he was working with SEAL Team 1 aboard his boat then he was imbedded with Team 2....yeah that's not likely. (For those that don't know, odd numbered teams are west coast, even numbered teams are east coast.)
I was 11 Bravo in a unit that was attached to Navy EOD to provide security while they did their boom boom job over in Mosul, Iraq lol I love when I catch someone using stolen valor
I'm new here, I love how you handled the video, and I'm subscribing. I did 15 years in the ARMY myself and when I was a private I too was dumb for a couple weeks after Benning and got humbled by my buddy, ill never forget that lesson. Keep being awesome
@@donaldbarton6701 I forgive you. But my dad is a Navy Raider. He was in a special battalion so you would have heard of him. He's actually the guy who killed Bin Laden and Stalin. I may forgive you, but he is not as nice....*spooky, violent air*
This reminds me so much of Mitch Hedberg on That 70s show… Frank: “I did not lose my leg in Vietnam to serve hotdogs to teenagers!” Kelso: “but Frank you still have both of your legs…” Frank: “like I said, I did not lose my leg in Vietnam!”
In my unit you always had to have your CAC card and dog tags on your person at all time. They would do random inspections. I still carry it on me and I’m not in anymore
Ok, in Nam, they were a "different" kind of SEALS. They were UDT and I believe they didn't have BUD's back then (I could be wrong on that). When the SEALS actually came out, they included UDT. That being said, dude wasn't even UDT. As for the CIB (I was Artillery, so again, not an expert on this), there was a lot of fucked up shit going on with that when we went to DS/DS. I heard that the guys that went to Panama (Operation Just Cause) the year prior didn't get the star when they went to Saudi. I also heard that our Nam Vets (almost all of our Senior NCO's were Nam Vets) didn't get a star for Panama or Saudi. I didn't stick around to hear the outcome of all of that. I was a stop loss and got extended for deployment. Once we got back, I cleared and ETS'd. I found the easiest way to avoid Posers, is to plaster your truck with Military Stickers. The Vets will talk to you, but I only had one poser approach me to tell me he was a Lt in the SEALS. I doubt the guy was even old enough to buy beer. This was right after Bin Laden was killed and everyone became a SEAL.
I had an old coworker who claimed to be an 88M in the Marine Corps. Myself and another coworker, both of us Marines, asked what that is and he said it was a "Gunny". So he claimed to be a rank of one branch that was an MOS from another branch. Safe to say we teased the crap out of him until he admitted stolen valor to us.
Funny thing, my father in law works at a Home Depot and there’s this kid who went to basic and FAILED out, claims to be a vet and Home Depot gave him the vet name tag.
These guys are always literally insane, and they're always festooned with everything from their girl scouts tent pitching badge to the MOH. But they are all certifiably crazy. BTW, Your channel is unique and hilarious. I love it.
I remember when I was a kid I met a real navy seal once at Christmas because my psycho aunt brought him , he only said 2 words the whole time ' hi' and 'yes' when I asked if he had ever killed people; he was tall, stealth, quite like a GI Joe Buddha always watching despite the chaos of family Christmas and was the coolest person that ever showed up with my aunt, so I knew that would be the last time I would see him for he definitely was to smart to stay around her crazy ass much longer.
I knew 3 reservist cooks that were triplets who saw combat. I heard from a friend of mine (dude had the same name as me) who was out drinking with one of them and deep into the beers, the cook starts crying about the sh it he saw in theatre. Much respect to the POGs who’ve seen combat or deployed to a combat zone.
Yeah I'm reservist cook but I was also artillery, I was remf on second tour being remf ain't so bad , I'm proud to have been behind scenes supporting guys on the ground
This is Melinda, my husband was a ranger, and this kind of content really upsets me. When we first met, 8 years ago, we were coworkers at a car lot and our coworkers accused him of lying about being in the military. So content like this really hits my nerve but we love your videos and enjoy watching them! Keep up the good work and thank you for your service!
As a submarine veteran, he got the base right. Bremerton is a sub base and shipyard. It is also where the most advanced sub that only does TS missions is stationed....but calling it a WWII sub is where he started to fall apart and nothing after that would happen to a submariner. I believe he was a submariner, and is now claiming to be more.
Thanks for doing all that work in a metal tube for us I had fun digging holes and eating shitty food on the ground so I don’t think you missed anything too cool
You just said the best thing I've ever heard on youtube: "If you don't like the video, please leave me a comment about why, so I can improve." That's a promotion board response right there! Love it*****
Gotta be honest, out of all the stolen valor bs I've ever seen not one single person has ever said that they were 11B. Does the stolen valor community have something against the plain jane infantry?
Thats what I was thinking. If they just said "11B" most people, even ex military would say "Oh cool. Tell me stories" then MAYBE they could make shit up that sounded possible.
And I like how mature you are when it comes to dealing with stolen valour. People are crazy lol but if they are not taking money from people for example let them live their delusion.
Bill, the guy from Oregon, day tripping truck driver. He was pretty funny. My late husband used to do runs up to St Helens. The entire town seems to mostly be storage for sea going containers. If you want to have fun, merchant marines are generally a blast. Although there are fewer and fewer who served during WW2. Those guys were amazing. They often didn’t get the military support they should have because the military can some times have a stick up their ass about anyone who isn’t us
I'm glad I watched this because it reminded me. Being prior service and having service connected disabilities, even if you're in the Reserves you can still have a VA-ID. Something I found out at my first appointment.
Oh, I loved this one. I feel like I learned stuff I didn't know, and you actually have a very positive and optimistic way of looking/dealing with stolen valor.
2:14 he is not SF nor Rangers, he is ultra classified MACV-SOG SEALS SASR and SPETSNAZ. This guy is a legend. He does so much classified shit no one knows what he drank.
Always love the stolen Valor guys that go "Oh yeah I went to ranger school. I'm tough as shit" bro. I know guys that went to ranger school, came back, served one more year, and left the military. Ranger school is literally just one of those things that looks good on your record so you can get to higher ranks. That's it. In my old company alone, there was maybe 14 or so dudes that made it through and got their patch. Were they better than us? A bit. Because fuck that. I didn't wanna do it. But they were basically the same as us, just had gone through a shitty training. Half of them had shitty pt scores still maybe a year later. Most of them sucked at rucking. They just had more knowledge in tactics than we did. Still. Much respect if you went through Ranger school. I wouldn't ever do it, knew I wouldn't make it. But good job.
Stolen Valor guys: I killed 300+ people in nam, got purple heart, blah blah blah military stuff and technical jargon that they made up Actual vets I talked you: Lol so anyways this one time my dumbass and my battle buddy forgot to check in on the radio. Reason why, we were tired motherfuckers due to us doing a live fire convoy mission. Man, good times
@@NerdyComedian I never deployed so half my dumbass stories are from the field but yeah. No one wants to talk depressing crap like "I killed this" and "I killed that". Most combat vets literally will talk to you about their deployment like "I fucking fell in shit... literal fucking shit. Then did a whole ass patrol with someone else's shit on my uniform and all up in my weapon. Fuck deployment." True fuckin story I swear to the gods.
@@NerdyComedian oh and my favorite. Stolen Valor guys will literally call higher ups "Staff Sergeant" and such or pronounce the entire "sergeant". None of us, and I mean literally no one who was in, ever pronounces the entire thing. We say "s'arnt"
My dad was ranger to SF and airborne / jump master. I wish he was alive to watch your videos. We found his jump log a few years ago, and there’s a note in there where him and a fellow soldier (shout out Vest, who became the team medic eventually) got into a fistfight on the plane, went out the door, landed on target, and ran at each other to keep fighting. 😂😂😂 3rd group at Bragg was fuckin LEGENDARY. I miss my Dad so much.
I am a civilian but grew up in a family full of ppl that served and stolen Valor ticks me off because you have no right to claim something you didn't earn. That goes for everything but it crosses a line when it comes to something that serious.
I’m not military but I still find these stolen valor videos entertaining because my life experience has been 75% people laughing at me but the punchline is literally a lie they’re telling to themselves so they can feel better about their own insecurities. It’s definitely not the same thing, But I can relate at least a little.
Idk why people feel the need to lie, I couldn’t live that shit. At the end of the day no one really cares what you did as long as you’re a good dude and you’re honest
Hey man! I love your content so so so so much. I want you to know that people like you, Narrator, and so many other creators have inspired me to join the Military. You aren't the sole reason, but creators like you definitely inspire me.
Honestly, being drafted back in and reclassed is one of my lingering fears. Why would these guys lie about it? Have they ever spoken to a draftee? Those guys are all sorts of fucked up from it. That is serious trauma.
My great grandfather was 3/5 retired colonel. Man was getting after it from okinawa, to Chosin, to Khe Shan. Served from 1939 to 1968 absolute savage. So it was kinda funny to watch homie in the army surplus store talk.
This was hilarious as well as entertaining. With that being said I highly recommend that you react to the new Angry cops video where he reacts to the announcement where you can walk or run as part of the new Air Force PT standards. Trust me on this... You will lose your mind watching this one.!! And happy Fourth of July to you sir and stay safe
I know nothing about the military but I love you and your reactions/authenticity. I literally check youtube everyday for new vids and get sad when there arent new ones 😂. I love you!
And the one that really gets me though is people who were in, but claim they did shit that they didn't. I don't care if someone was a fucking cook; you came, you served, you did more than most and thanks for what ya did.
That shit about the CIB is so true. My first deployment, I volunteer to leave my current unit to fill in in another unit that had casualties. By the time I got there, there was no more real combat but to make sure everyone looked the same they gave us a CIB for just hearing a shot. I didn't want to wear it and once I earned my EIB I wore that instead until I deployed again and earned the CIB for real. And by the end I had earned the CIB 12 times over.
Hell, my own dad fought in Vietnam and I'm *still* learning new things about his military career. For instance, I didn't even know he was eligible for a Purple Heart and DIDN'T TAKE IT until 3 months ago when I had a conversation with my mom - and he's been dead for 7yrs now. I remember when I was maybe 5, I was snooping through some drawers and found two medals he'd earned. The only thing I can really remember was the look on his face - you'd think I'd gone out back and dug up a murder victim. In my experience, real vets who've been through and/or seen a thing or two aren't telling perfect strangers about it out on a patio having a cigarette.
When I was younger, fresh out of high school, my uncle was still active Navy and I HATED stolen Valor peeps. Just like Nikko mentioned, I grew out of it. Mainly because it's a waste of my energy and a lot of these guys feed off of the attention (kinda like there's no such thing as "bad press")
My favorite lie had to be that kid claiming to be drafted.... like what the actual fuck. And the guys who were the actual heroes.... they don't talk about that shit. #semperfi
I remember at one point they were considering adding PTSD to qualify for a purple heart. It would diminish the meaning of the purple heart in my opinion. PTSD is a serious thing, but man...if you go off of what you see on Social Media, everybody has PTSD these days for some reason or another (I am talking about non-service members, like these teens who constantly tell everyone that they have PTSD and wear it like some accomplishment).
I don’t understand why these people claiming to be in the military confront actual military members thinking they can fool them! I’ve never been in the military, nor do I wanna pretend I have but if I was going to pretend to be a disabled vet or something along those lines, the second I had somebody legit walk up to me I would put my tail between my legs and run away. 😂
You ever just hear so much random shit but the person knows how to talk like a normal human and they’re saying it with such confidence so you question how much you know even though you know what you’re talking about 100%
“I was drafted in 2014”
The last draft the military gave out: 1972 December 7th
Correction, June 30, 1973. Close enough. But still. Just wanted you to know
Maybe he meant 20:14
Right before graduated high school. I was relieved but I kinda wanted to go. You savvy?
@RUclips Sucks ass different times tho, they were needed for what was happening. Now we join yo strengthen our country and make sure there won’t be a draft
i vividly remember, in 2002 , receiving in the mail a selective service notice, some weeks after i turned 18.
“What’s your MOS?”
“Killing…. And surviving”
I lost it 🤣🤣
Must be infantry 😂
To be fair that pretty much sums up an Infantry MOS lmfao
@@someretardontheinternet fr 😂😂😂
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Nikko quickly became one of my favorite RUclipsrs
Same, one of my favorite military RUclipsrs. Me being an Army guy Even better that he's Army, not a whole lot of entertaining Army RUclipsrs out there. Mostly purely informative
Love it…. Not military so I don’t understand it all. Just love your reactions! I need to catch up on the boot camp videos. But I like to watch those with the hubs. He was army reserve.
Lol this video made me feel weird because im actually training to become a navy seal and just saying this im not one but im training to even try and become one, I talk to my recruiter July 1 about it
Same
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This is crazy my grandfather was in the army during WW2, and he hardly ever talked about it. No bragging ever, the only story he ever told us grandchildren was was how listening to your gut can save your life. After he passed we found all his medals (he had a lot) and we had to look them up to find out what they were and why he got them!
what were the medals?
@@Chino57038 I would have to ask my uncle about specifics but he was in communications delivering information by hand or code that couldn’t be transmitted over the airwaves
Yeah, just about every former military member I've met or known, doesn't like talking about it, except for the funny stories. Which they all have.
My grandfather only told us once when he was drunk and it was only the bad parts and he cried
I once meet a guy who said he fought in the Mexican american war 1846-1848 he was a marine
Stolen Valor is now illegal in Rhode Island after a case where a woman had gotten money for being a disabled vet and she actually worked for the VA before she got caught
Are you referring to Sarah Cavanaugh? She's getting prison time now.
Yep Sarah cavanaugh. She got 70 months in prison
OPM actually needs to not let people steal people’s identities and alter records.
@@MariaTex3I am late to the party, but there is no crime for claiming to be a veteran. The courts have given it a thumbs up under the 1st Amendment. The crime is obtaining property under false pretense, theft by deception, wire fraud, erc.
I love how Nikko passive aggressively educates us he's amazing tbh
So just like the military lol
Because this shit gets old I love fucking with people about silly shit everyone asks the big shit that can be looked up I ask silly shit.
Military style!
This i can agree with
Literally just like the Army
He's a modest man. He was also: MARSOC, CCT, FFL, The 75th, a PJ, and many more.
Don’t forget literal leader of all the militaries in the world. That’s another minor position he’s at.
@@Titus_Macedonicus I was going to say that, but I believe some of those are honorary titles, and the last thing I would want to do is sully his good name.
@@DavidLopez-nk6tf Yes and no. He changed his name and got into boxing. We've been out of touch for a while, but I sure hope he's doing well.
@@DavidLopez-nk6tf This man makes Rambo shit himself, that’s an insult.
Nice knowing you KP he's going to disappear you now.
My favorite hands down is the 300 lb staff sergeant who said “I just go on missions”. When that guy faked a phone call to get away I lost my shit.
He goes out missions to every fast food place in the whole US lol. He will make “My 600 lb Life” a cake walk lol
He was arrested because he tried to also pretend to be a police officer as well
Staff Sergeant hey Staff sergeant ...can clearly see the phones not on a call 😂😂😂
@@aaronnishere159 dude he's not that fat wtf is wrong with people? If someone's fat why does it bother you so much?
@@Idolstarcynder Typically people who constantly deploy are in decent shape.
I love it when I'm working with patients and they say they were in Vietnam fighting. I check the age and they are the same age as me. I was 12 years old when Vietnam ended and my dad came home. I never say anything, but it does give new meaning to the term 'infant-rymen'.
I met a guy in a full dress uniform he had the wrong patches for what he was claiming. I was with my now ex who had been served in Iraq in 04 & 05 so he asked him questions. Even as a civilian I could tell he was making shit up. We were in a bar/club and this dude was getting drinks from everyone. It was gross.
Why do stolen valor people always make themselves the “hero” in the story or if everyone had listened to them then no one would have died? It’s gotta be a narcissism thing
People want to be the protagonist of a story bigger than themselves. It's a self esteem issue. You are either the hero, or a victim. Because praise and pity can feel similar.
I mean, I don’t think anyone would spend the time formulating this huge lie about their service just to be like “yeah, I was the best box kicker my supply warehouse had ever seen.” There’s no pride in that for someone who is already lying. You don’t lie to make yourself look basic.
But that’s just how I would perceive it. Idk 😂
If you really wanna pass yourself off as a badass you have to almost never talk about it. The dudes who drop bodies dont tell random people on the street about their exploits.
@@chris-zt7eo TRUEEEE
Dude ikr, half of the people that I know in the military are just like "So what are we doing again, nothing? Great."
I had a stolen valor incident. Some college athlete tried to say he was a Marine while jointing a street football game I was playing with my 10 year old cousin. He didn’t know I served 5 years. I actually believed him and was only curious as to what unit he served with. But he said a base I had never heard of and made no mention of any units. Then I realized, how can you be a college athlete and be active (which he said he was). You can’t graduate from Morgan State and play on their team if you are active in Florida (I don’t know any active bases in FL). Then when I asked more questions, he attempted to have a deep conversation with my 10 year old cousin. He left a little while after, I got a deflection on him but he burned me a couple times (I was 2 years out at the time, proud I kept up with him even when I’m out of shape) but I yelled Semper Fi to him he didn’t reply. That’s garbage bro. Be yourself.
Should have asked his favorite flavored crayon.
That's always a dead giveaway, when they don't have one, you know they're just a wannabe.
Thank you sir
@@Javajavajav I’ll have to try that color.
@@Javajavajav thankbyou for your cervix
@@Javajavajav Hoo-rah!
I think it is worth calling out stolen valor when people are gaining money or fame claiming to be heroes. If you served and all you did was be a cook BE PROUD YOU SIGNED UP TO FEED YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS! A cook in a war zone I still under more threat and takes more courage than a chef in a safe place!
Cooks in military are thr most badass people ever. Imagune during a battlefield your throwing grenades and dodging bullets then all of a sudden u see Jerry the cook trying to hand you your MRE for the week
Yo I appreciate these comments. I'm a cook and sometimes we feel like all we are worth are flipping burgers and get Karen a pickle when she asks for it. when I was deployed, the BEAR/SPEK kitchen was nothing but a tent and we had to cook with our helmets and vests on because we were considered a hot spot for enemy attacks. Even then we were told we are nothing but people to service the mission. It sucked but I appreciate you guys.
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@@whenthestormblows cook or doorkicker all are respected brother ! I bet you made some good meals for the boys. A warm meal can go a long way in tough times
@@whenthestormblows dude our cooks would fuck in the walk in on the ship. Hahaha.
Yea, you’re my favorite vet. I love your branches videos. Marine here, much respect!
Stolen valor is always good after a war movie comes out...Hurt locker, every other person was an EOD tech..even when I was doing EOD work in Iraq when the movie came out. American Sniper...everyone was a sniper. Its always fun outting these people.
I had a friend of a friend tell me he had been a Navy Seal. Coming from a military family, I asked where he served. His answer was "The War on Drugs" he went on to explain that he served in the war on drugs and his mission was to kill enemy drug lords in South America. He was supposed to sneak in to their houses and kill them.
I rolled my eyes and suggested exit my home.
What the fuck
That’s actually kinda funny ngl
Im sure your friend was lying, but its uncommon but what they said could acually happen. Special Forces have and can be sent there. Mostly Green Berets tho
Guy played too much ghost recon wildlands
A bit late to the party but it sounds like he watched Clear and Present Danger one too many times.
beginning of the video: AHHHHHHHHH
intro: I don’t think I’m gonna lose my shit
He lost his shit like, four times. And they were all hilarious.
When he said “I bounced off a torpedo…..I lost it lmao”
That's practically saying in WWII " yeah a impact grenade bounced off me and I survived
@@gnomeones 😂😂😂
Mine was" im a different kind of seal"
i didn't bounce....
I hate people that fake or exaggerate military experiences! If you served.... I thank you! Take care Nikko and keep up the great entertainment brother! From a troop to a solider... God bless!🙏👍
So I was a submarine sailor for 8 years (Sonar Technician). I worked very closely with the Torpedomen. They maintain and operate the weapons systems (torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles, and small arms) along with STS and FTs. A submarine crew member does NOT get imbedded as a sniper with the SEALs.
P.S. He said he was working with SEAL Team 1 aboard his boat then he was imbedded with Team 2....yeah that's not likely. (For those that don't know, odd numbered teams are west coast, even numbered teams are east coast.)
“I was a very different kind of SEAL”
“Couldn’t swim in the sea”
“Couldn’t dive in the air”
“Couldn’t jog on the land”
“Very different”
⭐ so much for 'sea, air and land, huh..? 😅 Maybe he was actually a sea lion in a different life... 🤪
Just built different yaknow 😂
“I was a Gravy SEAL.”
@@NateAmado😂😂😂
The mistake I made was thinking I could listen to this while working out. Every time he screams I fucking burst out laughing.
Same it's great
"When was the last draft?"
Bro, Vietnam like 30 years before that kid was even born haha
And the dude is saying he was drafted in 2014...wow.
He probably thinks that getting his free razor and letter to sign up for the draft was his draft order
That guy's mom wasnt born yet 🤣
Maybe someone drafted a story about him and it's still in the editing phase.
I remember the draft of 2014... I was deployed to af-durka-stanishco... You know, the island nation in the desert of Antarctica 🤣
Brother literally thought that the Selective Service System was him being drafted.
I was 11 Bravo in a unit that was attached to Navy EOD to provide security while they did their boom boom job over in Mosul, Iraq lol I love when I catch someone using stolen valor
I'm new here, I love how you handled the video, and I'm subscribing. I did 15 years in the ARMY myself and when I was a private I too was dumb for a couple weeks after Benning and got humbled by my buddy, ill never forget that lesson. Keep being awesome
I was a Marine Raider, Ranger, DEVGRU, Delta, and CIA all in the span of 10 years. Those losers gotta learn from the real deal. 100%. Believe me.
STOLEN VALOR BRO...lol just sorry I couldn't resist
@@donaldbarton6701 I forgive you. But my dad is a Navy Raider. He was in a special battalion so you would have heard of him. He's actually the guy who killed Bin Laden and Stalin.
I may forgive you, but he is not as nice....*spooky, violent air*
Don't forget the time you were chief liaison officer for SAS, GS9, ABC, 123, DoReMe You and me
I believe you, I was there as your trainer, remember? Semper Ranger Fi Lead hooah
@@jdleon5712 Ah, Capitan Drill Corprqp Hooah! It's been a long time since I last saw you in Russia where we replaced Putin with a robot!
This reminds me so much of Mitch Hedberg on That 70s show…
Frank: “I did not lose my leg in Vietnam to serve hotdogs to teenagers!”
Kelso: “but Frank you still have both of your legs…”
Frank: “like I said, I did not lose my leg in Vietnam!”
RIP Mitch
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I Needed That Today 😭🤣
such a great show
St Mitch....damn these feels
I love how Nikko just goes “Noooo don’t use that lie pls I’ll give you one”
Yeah that's where I lost it. May have to start using that. Good stuff.
thank you for shedding light on the CIB handouts. I have yet to earn a real one and refuse to wear one from shit blowing up nowhere near me
In my unit you always had to have your CAC card and dog tags on your person at all time. They would do random inspections. I still carry it on me and I’m not in anymore
Ok, in Nam, they were a "different" kind of SEALS. They were UDT and I believe they didn't have BUD's back then (I could be wrong on that). When the SEALS actually came out, they included UDT. That being said, dude wasn't even UDT.
As for the CIB (I was Artillery, so again, not an expert on this), there was a lot of fucked up shit going on with that when we went to DS/DS. I heard that the guys that went to Panama (Operation Just Cause) the year prior didn't get the star when they went to Saudi. I also heard that our Nam Vets (almost all of our Senior NCO's were Nam Vets) didn't get a star for Panama or Saudi. I didn't stick around to hear the outcome of all of that. I was a stop loss and got extended for deployment. Once we got back, I cleared and ETS'd.
I found the easiest way to avoid Posers, is to plaster your truck with Military Stickers. The Vets will talk to you, but I only had one poser approach me to tell me he was a Lt in the SEALS. I doubt the guy was even old enough to buy beer. This was right after Bin Laden was killed and everyone became a SEAL.
A yes, just because he outweighs a seal does not mean he is one lol
I had an old coworker who claimed to be an 88M in the Marine Corps. Myself and another coworker, both of us Marines, asked what that is and he said it was a "Gunny". So he claimed to be a rank of one branch that was an MOS from another branch. Safe to say we teased the crap out of him until he admitted stolen valor to us.
Lol he claimed to be a truck driver and called it a gunny
@@setheggers9406 not to mention he claimed to be a marine and gave an army mos
Funny thing, my father in law works at a Home Depot and there’s this kid who went to basic and FAILED out, claims to be a vet and Home Depot gave him the vet name tag.
My brother was an 88 Mike, I was a 3531, large vehicle operator.
88m are fucken truck drivers for the army for those that are curious
"A different kind of seal." Did he go bork bork at everyone to scare them off after becoming a human pinball with a water missile?
Lmao this is a good comment here, actually made me laugh
You made me exhale through my nose thank you
Hahahaaaa This is incredible, thank you! This should be the number wan comment
Omg 😂
My MOS? Submarine door gunner. Then I made it to underwater black-hawk pilot.
😂😂😂
These guys are always literally insane, and they're always festooned with everything from their girl scouts tent pitching badge to the MOH. But they are all certifiably crazy.
BTW, Your channel is unique and hilarious. I love it.
Man Nikko has to be that one guy in your platoon or squad that just keeps the laughs rolling in and insta moral booster.
Bro is the moral machine you could be on exercise in the piss wet, wind and cold and he’d somehow make the exercise seem that bit better
I remember when I was a kid I met a real navy seal once at Christmas because my psycho aunt brought him , he only said 2 words the whole time ' hi' and 'yes' when I asked if he had ever killed people; he was tall, stealth, quite like a GI Joe Buddha always watching despite the chaos of family Christmas and was the coolest person that ever showed up with my aunt, so I knew that would be the last time I would see him for he definitely was to smart to stay around her crazy ass much longer.
I love how he’s The only RUclipsr that tells people it’s OK to dislike and yet no one ever dislikes his vids
Bc the dislike button got removed.
@@ilegitjustgame2804 the button didnt get removed, the count did
I'm about to dislike this....
He’s not the only one. I say that too.
Frist guy: spent 4 years in the Korean War
Korean War: only going on for 3 years
I spent 4 years in Korea how long was the war 3 years goddammit Sargent this man a time traveler
He was deployed in gulf war,2 in Iraq 1in afgan,he retired after 25yrs service last year..I admire him soo much.❤️
Almost died laughing when he said "I'll give you a lie, just don't use that one".
anyone else respect that he wants people to dislike so he can improve
The only man I’ve ever known to have one star on his CIB was CSM Beal from 1-22 4th ID when I was in and he was a badass.
I fucking love you bruv, i just found your channel recently and my pops is a vet! Thanks for your service my dude!
I knew 3 reservist cooks that were triplets who saw combat. I heard from a friend of mine (dude had the same name as me) who was out drinking with one of them and deep into the beers, the cook starts crying about the sh it he saw in theatre. Much respect to the POGs who’ve seen combat or deployed to a combat zone.
Yeah I'm reservist cook but I was also artillery, I was remf on second tour being remf ain't so bad , I'm proud to have been behind scenes supporting guys on the ground
Grandpa was a medic in ‘Nam and saw combat. Only spoke about it once and honestly I can see why he was so fucked up.
Anthony Raimondi is the worst Stolen Valor dude
This is Melinda, my husband was a ranger, and this kind of content really upsets me. When we first met, 8 years ago, we were coworkers at a car lot and our coworkers accused him of lying about being in the military. So content like this really hits my nerve but we love your videos and enjoy watching them! Keep up the good work and thank you for your service!
Just so you know 🤣🤣🤣we can see your past comments goodjob squid
@@sillygoose4263 wait, what’d they do?
As a submarine veteran, he got the base right. Bremerton is a sub base and shipyard. It is also where the most advanced sub that only does TS missions is stationed....but calling it a WWII sub is where he started to fall apart and nothing after that would happen to a submariner.
I believe he was a submariner, and is now claiming to be more.
Thanks for doing all that work in a metal tube for us I had fun digging holes and eating shitty food on the ground so I don’t think you missed anything too cool
10:58 “you’re still enrolled”????? EXCUSE ME?!?!? WHAAAAAT!!!
You just said the best thing I've ever heard on youtube: "If you don't like the video, please leave me a comment about why, so I can improve." That's a promotion board response right there! Love it*****
Gotta be honest, out of all the stolen valor bs I've ever seen not one single person has ever said that they were 11B. Does the stolen valor community have something against the plain jane infantry?
Thats what I was thinking. If they just said "11B" most people, even ex military would say "Oh cool. Tell me stories" then MAYBE they could make shit up that sounded possible.
You know they have to make themselves super extra special lmao
The first guy:
I served 4 years in Korea
What this guy don't know is that the Korean War only lasted 3 years.
And we never went back either so he don’t even have an alibi 🤣
I mean the 82nd were back and forth to the dmz for a long time in the 80s... Just saying...
@@azrigal87 I mean they never really left when you think about it.
it's still going on....
Oh naw bro he just was in a huge firefight that went into overtime
And I like how mature you are when it comes to dealing with stolen valour. People are crazy lol but if they are not taking money from people for example let them live their delusion.
Bill, the guy from Oregon, day tripping truck driver. He was pretty funny. My late husband used to do runs up to St Helens. The entire town seems to mostly be storage for sea going containers. If you want to have fun, merchant marines are generally a blast. Although there are fewer and fewer who served during WW2. Those guys were amazing. They often didn’t get the military support they should have because the military can some times have a stick up their ass about anyone who isn’t us
I'm glad I watched this because it reminded me. Being prior service and having service connected disabilities, even if you're in the Reserves you can still have a VA-ID. Something I found out at my first appointment.
Oh, I loved this one. I feel like I learned stuff I didn't know, and you actually have a very positive and optimistic way of looking/dealing with stolen valor.
Dude you crack me up! My best friend, Rest In Peace, he was a Marine, he would just yell out the way randomly just the way you do.
2:14 he is not SF nor Rangers, he is ultra classified MACV-SOG SEALS SASR and SPETSNAZ. This guy is a legend. He does so much classified shit no one knows what he drank.
“I wonder if I’m gonna lose my shit… I don’t think I will”
SCREAMS X5😂🤣😂
Real Deal @Nikko Ortiz , thank you for your service.
Always love the stolen Valor guys that go "Oh yeah I went to ranger school. I'm tough as shit" bro. I know guys that went to ranger school, came back, served one more year, and left the military. Ranger school is literally just one of those things that looks good on your record so you can get to higher ranks. That's it. In my old company alone, there was maybe 14 or so dudes that made it through and got their patch. Were they better than us? A bit. Because fuck that. I didn't wanna do it. But they were basically the same as us, just had gone through a shitty training. Half of them had shitty pt scores still maybe a year later. Most of them sucked at rucking. They just had more knowledge in tactics than we did. Still. Much respect if you went through Ranger school. I wouldn't ever do it, knew I wouldn't make it. But good job.
Stolen Valor guys: I killed 300+ people in nam, got purple heart, blah blah blah military stuff and technical jargon that they made up
Actual vets I talked you: Lol so anyways this one time my dumbass and my battle buddy forgot to check in on the radio. Reason why, we were tired motherfuckers due to us doing a live fire convoy mission. Man, good times
@@NerdyComedian I never deployed so half my dumbass stories are from the field but yeah. No one wants to talk depressing crap like "I killed this" and "I killed that". Most combat vets literally will talk to you about their deployment like "I fucking fell in shit... literal fucking shit. Then did a whole ass patrol with someone else's shit on my uniform and all up in my weapon. Fuck deployment." True fuckin story I swear to the gods.
@@NerdyComedian oh and my favorite. Stolen Valor guys will literally call higher ups "Staff Sergeant" and such or pronounce the entire "sergeant". None of us, and I mean literally no one who was in, ever pronounces the entire thing. We say "s'arnt"
If you have the strength to admit you wouldn't make it then you may have had the strength to push through Ranger school. Thanks for your service
My dad was ranger to SF and airborne / jump master. I wish he was alive to watch your videos. We found his jump log a few years ago, and there’s a note in there where him and a fellow soldier (shout out Vest, who became the team medic eventually) got into a fistfight on the plane, went out the door, landed on target, and ran at each other to keep fighting. 😂😂😂 3rd group at Bragg was fuckin LEGENDARY. I miss my Dad so much.
I am a civilian but grew up in a family full of ppl that served and stolen Valor ticks me off because you have no right to claim something you didn't earn. That goes for everything but it crosses a line when it comes to something that serious.
Don't change a thing. Your hilarious and informative on stuff I find very fascinating
1:57. The Korean War lasted three years… He warped spacetime just to serve his country more. Truly inspiring.
I’m not military but I still find these stolen valor videos entertaining because my life experience has been 75% people laughing at me but the punchline is literally a lie they’re telling to themselves so they can feel better about their own insecurities.
It’s definitely not the same thing, But I can relate at least a little.
i just stumbled across nikkos videos and hes slowly making me wanna join...best recruiter
Idk why people feel the need to lie, I couldn’t live that shit. At the end of the day no one really cares what you did as long as you’re a good dude and you’re honest
I got sooooooo hard when you explained difference in tab and scroll..... I heart you from behind ❤ 😅 love the content RLTW!!!!
Hey man! I love your content so so so so much. I want you to know that people like you, Narrator, and so many other creators have inspired me to join the Military. You aren't the sole reason, but creators like you definitely inspire me.
Honestly, being drafted back in and reclassed is one of my lingering fears. Why would these guys lie about it? Have they ever spoken to a draftee? Those guys are all sorts of fucked up from it. That is serious trauma.
they're attention seekers
I like when your rage activates and your eyes roll back into your head 😱🤣🤣
My great grandfather was 3/5 retired colonel. Man was getting after it from okinawa, to Chosin, to Khe Shan. Served from 1939 to 1968 absolute savage. So it was kinda funny to watch homie in the army surplus store talk.
Nikko is literally what my last brain cell sounds like😂😂
“ILL GIVE YOU A LIE …. JUST DONT TELL ME THAT ONE!!!🤬” 😂😂💀💀
This was hilarious as well as entertaining. With that being said I highly recommend that you react to the new Angry cops video where he reacts to the announcement where you can walk or run as part of the new Air Force PT standards. Trust me on this... You will lose your mind watching this one.!! And happy Fourth of July to you sir and stay safe
I know nothing about the military but I love you and your reactions/authenticity. I literally check youtube everyday for new vids and get sad when there arent new ones 😂. I love you!
I just love how triggered he gets. His reactions are hilarious love this dude
And the one that really gets me though is people who were in, but claim they did shit that they didn't. I don't care if someone was a fucking cook; you came, you served, you did more than most and thanks for what ya did.
Benning GA, Jackson SC, sill OK, Leonard wood MO, Knox KY
That shit about the CIB is so true. My first deployment, I volunteer to leave my current unit to fill in in another unit that had casualties. By the time I got there, there was no more real combat but to make sure everyone looked the same they gave us a CIB for just hearing a shot. I didn't want to wear it and once I earned my EIB I wore that instead until I deployed again and earned the CIB for real. And by the end I had earned the CIB 12 times over.
This man said "Periscope Photography" I love it. The old Navy seal/ torpedoman...
18:10 - LOL! I met a Ranger once. It wasn't until AFTER we parted ways that my husband told me his status. He didn't even mention it.
Agreed. Most won't, they know and that's all that matters
Hell, my own dad fought in Vietnam and I'm *still* learning new things about his military career. For instance, I didn't even know he was eligible for a Purple Heart and DIDN'T TAKE IT until 3 months ago when I had a conversation with my mom - and he's been dead for 7yrs now. I remember when I was maybe 5, I was snooping through some drawers and found two medals he'd earned. The only thing I can really remember was the look on his face - you'd think I'd gone out back and dug up a murder victim. In my experience, real vets who've been through and/or seen a thing or two aren't telling perfect strangers about it out on a patio having a cigarette.
I love your videos Nikko I have high functioning autism and your videos simplify the stuff alot easier for me to understand
When I was younger, fresh out of high school, my uncle was still active Navy and I HATED stolen Valor peeps. Just like Nikko mentioned, I grew out of it. Mainly because it's a waste of my energy and a lot of these guys feed off of the attention (kinda like there's no such thing as "bad press")
I showed this to my cousin who was a navy seal 10 years 🤣 his reaction killed tf out of me
My favorite lie had to be that kid claiming to be drafted.... like what the actual fuck. And the guys who were the actual heroes.... they don't talk about that shit. #semperfi
There was a NRTC in Orlando, FL but I believe it closed in the mid 90s.
ok but I cant be the only one imagining a stolen valor person watching this vid and taking notes on what to do and what not to do 😂😂
Bro you gotta upload more here. I know I an going to laugh my ass off. I look forward to your videos man
I have never served in my life, and EVEN I knew we haven’t had a draft since Vietnam. Total tool
Thanks to you I’m joining the coast guard when I’m old enough.
I have a few TBIs that put me at the “forget what I’m talking about mid sentence” stage and it is the most frustrating BS
I love in the end “I was once a cowboy”
I remember at one point they were considering adding PTSD to qualify for a purple heart. It would diminish the meaning of the purple heart in my opinion. PTSD is a serious thing, but man...if you go off of what you see on Social Media, everybody has PTSD these days for some reason or another (I am talking about non-service members, like these teens who constantly tell everyone that they have PTSD and wear it like some accomplishment).
People who wear such issues like its a badge of honor, are idiots and should be treated and ridiculed as such...
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek It gets them attention and pity so they love it. Crazy what lack of paternal love does to a child.
A typical case of munchausen
Yeah. People that have it tend to not want to bring it up
There’s 200+ languages in the world and this man choose to speak facts
My friend and I were watching your videos while at the gym and she laughed so hard she fell off the treadmill!!!
Dude you're awesome!!!
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I don’t understand why these people claiming to be in the military confront actual military members thinking they can fool them! I’ve never been in the military, nor do I wanna pretend I have but if I was going to pretend to be a disabled vet or something along those lines, the second I had somebody legit walk up to me I would put my tail between my legs and run away. 😂
You ever just hear so much random shit but the person knows how to talk like a normal human and they’re saying it with such confidence so you question how much you know even though you know what you’re talking about 100%
That "now don't go do stolen valor the right way" got me 🤣🤣🤣
Nikko has become my favorite RUclipsr, every one of his videos are the funniest shit I’ve seen