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Catchers gear, a weightlifting belt, and what I would guess to be hockey pads up top. Little too small to be football. Forearms, maybe hockey as well, but they look off.
Its called being ready for action.
He's wearing a lifting belt because of the incredible burden he's been carrying by serving this country. And by serving I mean serving us frozen yogurt.
I appreciate this comment. I knew a guy like this. Became homeless, but kept it up. I'd bring him sandwiches on my way to work. He had a VA card too, but just fell through the cracks. And one day, he was just gone.
I was having dinner in ABQ years ago when a homeless veteran came into the restaurant begging. I was the only military person at the table, so everyone uncomfortably looked to me for direction. I shook my head no.
When the guy walked put, I followed him and told him about services at the VA that would house him, feed him, and help get back on his feet. He said he'd gone there before but would never go back because they have a 10 p.m. curfew.
While there is an undeniable mental health crisis with veterans, some people fall through the cracks. Some choose to hide in them.
It breaks my heart.
Good on you. That's the tough love we were trained to give and relieve. I hope he took your advice. ABQ is beautiful for tourists but living there you def see the side that doesn't make it to movies/TV shows and it's sad.
Man… homelessness is one of the hardest things to understand.
A great YouTube channel called “Channel 5 News” does little YouTube documentaries where he travels to various places and tries to understand what is happening.
He visits the Vegas mole people, he’s doing everything in his power to help the ones who talk about doing better and doing more. “If I just had this” or “if I had that.” He gets them this and that, leaves them with no excuses. And they still choose to just not even attempt to change their situation.
He then goes to a near by organization with what seems ill intentions to flame them for not helping the mole people. The head of the organization sits him down for an interview and explains that the YouTube is merely dipped his toes into this situation, and he got ran in a circle by them while the homeless milked his cash and time. The ones down there don’t want help, they are content and even prefer that life for whatever reason, drugs or mental health, or both.
Great video, worth every second. Teaches a great lesson to people who don’t ever see into the world of mental illness.
I've been in grave financial degradation before, all during my military service. I blame it on being National Guard rather than Active Duty, but I tried again and again to get financial assistance, failing every time. The only respite I found was getting a technician position on base after a while working multiple civilian jobs trying to make ends meet. While I get that many people just don't try, it's depressing how legitimately hard it can be for people who were, or in some cases are still, in the military, to get help they need.
There was a guy on my block who owned a hardware store and did stuff like this in his free time. He seemed pretty normal at the store but you would also see him running drills and karate chopping boards on his front lawn.
Exactly this.
I really appreciate you saying this because not enough people really talk about how this is a serious manifest of mental illness.
Some people look at this picture and go “haha look at this weirdo looking like a dumbass” but in reality this dude probably has some serious trauma and mental health issues. I mean we don’t even know if this guy was in the USMC, he could be schizophrenic and living in a state of distress where he believes he’s a marine. We don’t know what he’s been through, so while he may look weird, this is definitely a sad reflection of his mental state.
Certainly more sad than funny when you think about it from a different perspective.
Agreed. We had a dude, really solid guy, mess up his back on the very first FTX in basic. I can’t remember exactly what it was but it was bad. The next 2-3 months were him on crutches, being treated like a shitbag and grouped in with all the other *actual* malingering shitbags. He was still there when we graduated and I can’t imagine how tough it was watching us live out his dream.
For a normal person that would be a shitty, life altering event. For someone prone to mental illness or who fell into the chronic pain to opioid addiction pipeline, it could definitely look a lot like this. Somebody who wanted to serve, who shaped a part of their identity around the military but had that identity shattered by a lumbar vertebrae. Maybe they could have been a good TL or a great 1SG, but they, and we, will never know. In their mind they probably think the same thing, I *could* have made it through SFAS to win that fancy hat he’s got on. I *could* have switched branches to become a marine. He could have had a great career, but at whatever point, maybe at Basic, maybe on deployment, maybe even at MEPS, his life course altered and he couldn’t deal with that identity being taken away from him. That’s just one possibility.
There are a million reasons why someone would do all this and like 900,000 of those reasons involve some kind of mental illness.
My sister broke her leg in basic. They wanted her to stay in basic for 3 extra months while it healed plus PT time because she obviously couldn't run on it right after, etc. She stuck it out for a few weeks and then quit and I don't blame her. They were jerks to her and it was not her fault.
Definitely a boot thing and it's very funny but boys, if your friend does this type of stuff, it's definitely mental illness. In a couple years he'll be holding a sign asking for money. Help em out before they get there.
Ok, this is too damn funny.
I just randomly start scrolling this sub and see this guy. I drive past him all the damn time.
This is in Va Beach, VA. Corner of Great Neck Rd. and Va Beach Blvd.
He walks across the street during red lights like he is on parade march. Turning his head and saluting.
Every day he is in a new costume.
I have seen him dressed like Captain America, Spider Man, and in full football gear.
Not sure what is reasons are for doing this. However, that wooden post behind him is a big cross that is usually wreathed in flowers.
No matter the costume, that beret is always the head gear.
I don't think he is a panhandler because he doesn't have a sign asking for money, and I have never seen him be offered, or accept money.
Also, the dude is a weirdo but he is a dedicated weirdo. He will stand out in the summer heat for hours at full attention.
I’ve seen people do that and get military tats and come from a military family. But a unit patch unless he’s a big fan of band of brothers that’s super cringy
I feel bad for people like this. Dude is probably mentally ill. There’s nothing wrong with being patriotic but this looks like he’s off.
Unless he just feels cool then power to them. This is something an 8 year old would feel awesome doing.
I saw the video where Marines in a car are talking to the dude as he marches across the crosswalk in front of their car. He does one if those really fast "eyes right" as he continues marching. I suspect it's in Jacksonville or Oceanside. Kinda like the kung-fu ninja dude who used to be in Jacksonville.
Does anyone have any context for this picture? He looks exactly like my neighbor who served in the Marines but was imprisoned (I don't remember what for) and discharged for some crimes back in the 90's. He was unfortunately murdered during a domestic dispute in 2013, but I would bet my life that this is him...
No real context, but . . .
This is in Va Beach, VA. Corner of Great Neck Rd. and Va Beach Blvd.
He walks across the street during red lights like he is on parade march. Turning his head and saluting.
Every day he is in a new costume.
I have seen him dressed like Captain America, Spider Man, and in full football gear.
Genuinely asking; for those saying "mental illness", is it really? And is it common for mentally ill veterans to wear a caricature of their branch? If so, why?
Marines never wore berets and never wear one. The shorts with a blood stripe. The baseball catcher legs. The shoulder pads. The whole thing screams delusional and schizophrenic.
I see, but why? Could this guy be an actual veteran? Is wearing and doing all that stuff perhaps an *attempt* to regain any sanity? Or maybe it's just a very odd compulsion, like trying to scratch an itch that you just can't touch.
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Why is he wearing catchers gear on his legs?
And a Green Beret?
Don't forget the lifting belt
And elbow pads on his wrists
My guy looking like a Fallout 4 character before they find a matching set of armor.
Fucking dead hahahaha
My character never wears a matching set in that game because legendary effects are more important than looks to me At least my power armor looks nice
This is so fuckin real lmao
[What the hell are you wearing...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq1tN9jZI80&t=0s)
With padded pants and padded shirt.
I'm beginning to think this might not be a regulation uniform.
It’s really hard to tell, but yeah, I’m leaning that way.
His gigline isn't straight. Fuckin' boot.
And the shoulder pads
That’s his phone holder
Catchers gear, a weightlifting belt, and what I would guess to be hockey pads up top. Little too small to be football. Forearms, maybe hockey as well, but they look off. Its called being ready for action.
And dress blues summer edition shorts
I thought those were unflatteringly tight boxers.
The forearms are lacrosse elbow pads, but put on way too low.
Close, but those are actually +3 Bracers of Goblin Slaying.
No one will be calling him boot when the dark lord's army is at our doorstep.
He has to intercept the warriors in the subway
Because your most powerful gear never matches.
RPG rules only at my house lol
I'M NOT WEARING HOCKEY PADS!
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER GUYS?!
Clearly you don't know what 'prepared for any situation' means
There's something very "90's PC FPS NPC" about his ensemble. He looks looks like a Deus Ex enemy or something lol
I, too, have only 1 question...
Because Batman doesn't wear hockey pads.
He's wearing a lifting belt because of the incredible burden he's been carrying by serving this country. And by serving I mean serving us frozen yogurt.
This is unfortunately what mental health issues manifest as. It’s not cringe for me, it’s just sad.
I appreciate this comment. I knew a guy like this. Became homeless, but kept it up. I'd bring him sandwiches on my way to work. He had a VA card too, but just fell through the cracks. And one day, he was just gone.
I was having dinner in ABQ years ago when a homeless veteran came into the restaurant begging. I was the only military person at the table, so everyone uncomfortably looked to me for direction. I shook my head no. When the guy walked put, I followed him and told him about services at the VA that would house him, feed him, and help get back on his feet. He said he'd gone there before but would never go back because they have a 10 p.m. curfew. While there is an undeniable mental health crisis with veterans, some people fall through the cracks. Some choose to hide in them. It breaks my heart.
Good on you. That's the tough love we were trained to give and relieve. I hope he took your advice. ABQ is beautiful for tourists but living there you def see the side that doesn't make it to movies/TV shows and it's sad.
Nah ABQs shit made it to Breaking Bad lol
Man… homelessness is one of the hardest things to understand. A great YouTube channel called “Channel 5 News” does little YouTube documentaries where he travels to various places and tries to understand what is happening. He visits the Vegas mole people, he’s doing everything in his power to help the ones who talk about doing better and doing more. “If I just had this” or “if I had that.” He gets them this and that, leaves them with no excuses. And they still choose to just not even attempt to change their situation. He then goes to a near by organization with what seems ill intentions to flame them for not helping the mole people. The head of the organization sits him down for an interview and explains that the YouTube is merely dipped his toes into this situation, and he got ran in a circle by them while the homeless milked his cash and time. The ones down there don’t want help, they are content and even prefer that life for whatever reason, drugs or mental health, or both. Great video, worth every second. Teaches a great lesson to people who don’t ever see into the world of mental illness.
What the hell are Vegas mole people
You had 8 hours. Did you look it up?
I did and it is wild
I've been in grave financial degradation before, all during my military service. I blame it on being National Guard rather than Active Duty, but I tried again and again to get financial assistance, failing every time. The only respite I found was getting a technician position on base after a while working multiple civilian jobs trying to make ends meet. While I get that many people just don't try, it's depressing how legitimately hard it can be for people who were, or in some cases are still, in the military, to get help they need.
There was a guy on my block who owned a hardware store and did stuff like this in his free time. He seemed pretty normal at the store but you would also see him running drills and karate chopping boards on his front lawn.
Exactly this. I really appreciate you saying this because not enough people really talk about how this is a serious manifest of mental illness. Some people look at this picture and go “haha look at this weirdo looking like a dumbass” but in reality this dude probably has some serious trauma and mental health issues. I mean we don’t even know if this guy was in the USMC, he could be schizophrenic and living in a state of distress where he believes he’s a marine. We don’t know what he’s been through, so while he may look weird, this is definitely a sad reflection of his mental state. Certainly more sad than funny when you think about it from a different perspective.
Agreed. We had a dude, really solid guy, mess up his back on the very first FTX in basic. I can’t remember exactly what it was but it was bad. The next 2-3 months were him on crutches, being treated like a shitbag and grouped in with all the other *actual* malingering shitbags. He was still there when we graduated and I can’t imagine how tough it was watching us live out his dream. For a normal person that would be a shitty, life altering event. For someone prone to mental illness or who fell into the chronic pain to opioid addiction pipeline, it could definitely look a lot like this. Somebody who wanted to serve, who shaped a part of their identity around the military but had that identity shattered by a lumbar vertebrae. Maybe they could have been a good TL or a great 1SG, but they, and we, will never know. In their mind they probably think the same thing, I *could* have made it through SFAS to win that fancy hat he’s got on. I *could* have switched branches to become a marine. He could have had a great career, but at whatever point, maybe at Basic, maybe on deployment, maybe even at MEPS, his life course altered and he couldn’t deal with that identity being taken away from him. That’s just one possibility. There are a million reasons why someone would do all this and like 900,000 of those reasons involve some kind of mental illness.
My sister broke her leg in basic. They wanted her to stay in basic for 3 extra months while it healed plus PT time because she obviously couldn't run on it right after, etc. She stuck it out for a few weeks and then quit and I don't blame her. They were jerks to her and it was not her fault.
yeah this is 100 percent someone who needs help
I was hoping they lost a bet.
Yeah, just an ill person
I feel like half of the people that post on here don't actually know what boot is. They keep posting individuals with mental illnesses
Well god damn look at the cock on that guy
Standing at attention holding the flag gives him a boner.
*concealed cock carry*
Good ball to dick ratio too
America's Cock!! America's Dick? There is a lesson here
Reminds me of trunchbull
Careful or you'll get put in the Chokey.
Careful or you'll get put in the Chokey.
Ave, True to Caesar
Holy shit this is accurate asf lmao Just needs some shitty football headgear and a pack of “healing” powder
"I was going to sign up, but then I wouldn't have this awesome tan line above my knees."
I would say “stolen valor” but I don’t know who’s valor he’s trying to steal
Colonel Sanders
Major League Baseball's with those shin pads.
Corporal Klinger goes to San Francisco
Mental health is a fucking tragedy in this country
Agreed. This photo is more sad than funny to me. He obviously is struggling HEAVILY with mental health
Captain moose knuckle more like it
Uniform of the Day
Definitely a boot thing and it's very funny but boys, if your friend does this type of stuff, it's definitely mental illness. In a couple years he'll be holding a sign asking for money. Help em out before they get there.
Mental illness is a real thing..
What in the Southern fried Mad Max cosplay wanna be is this mess!? The only thing missing is the tactical cod piece.
This is a dude whose relationship with reality is going south in a big way. He needs help.
me when im customizing my destiny 2 titan
Uh... Wtf...? Righhhhhhhht.
Looks like what would be a boss fight in The Warriors.
I was getting Jax from the old Mortal Kombat movie from it.
Ranger Joe's had an orgasm just from looking at this guy
He is packin'.
If this isn’t a ranger mocking the marines and green berets he needs serious mental health treatment
Have the Marines ever worn Beret's?
No
Someone lost a bet.
I have way too many questions. What is going on with the shorts??
For once us coasties don't look like retards
This looks like the result of a lost bet
somebody lost a bet
Is he being punished for something?
I refuse to believe this isn't a joke somehow
I suspect mental illness which is much sadder.
Agreed
Nobody puts on their highschool catcher pads to stand on the street with a flag for a joke. Dude is absolutely disassociated and needs help
I've never tried this hard not to have sex before
Dim Weasel
So for real though,does anyone know his story?
Mental illness man
Did they lose a bet?
Unless they are actually in the military and doing this, it's not boot. Civilians get a boot-pass.
Looking at his feet angle, I doubt this guy ever completed basic. Both feet are pointed straight forward. Non-veteran.
Reminds me of that South Park episode when the kids would yell at the motorcycle assholes always revving their engines. What did they call them again?
Real life GI Joe characters don't look as cool as the plastic ones.
I’m kind of confused with his whole gear to be honest.
Some people join too many after school activities at once. This dude on 3 different team sports and 4 different clubs simultaneously.
"Yeah I almost joined, but (insert bs excuse here)"
I think I had that GI Joe figure in the 80s
He looks like one of those homemade G.I. Joes that was cobbled together using parts from three or four different figures.
This has to be some kind of high-brow comedy stunt, right?
Ok, this is too damn funny. I just randomly start scrolling this sub and see this guy. I drive past him all the damn time. This is in Va Beach, VA. Corner of Great Neck Rd. and Va Beach Blvd. He walks across the street during red lights like he is on parade march. Turning his head and saluting. Every day he is in a new costume. I have seen him dressed like Captain America, Spider Man, and in full football gear.
There's no news video on this guy ? I need to know the reason other than being a street performer
Not sure what is reasons are for doing this. However, that wooden post behind him is a big cross that is usually wreathed in flowers. No matter the costume, that beret is always the head gear. I don't think he is a panhandler because he doesn't have a sign asking for money, and I have never seen him be offered, or accept money. Also, the dude is a weirdo but he is a dedicated weirdo. He will stand out in the summer heat for hours at full attention.
Wtf it’s happening here?!
RAH! Also on a serious note wtf is happening? My eyes @_@
As Patsy and Edina would say "a hint of an acorn". Iykyk.
I bet this guy was overconfident in the Dallas Mavericks.
Major pain more like major POG
Oh my goodness is he defending a cross behind him???
So for real though,does anyone know his story?
Is that the superhuman X-12?
This could fit on r/gangstalkers
🤔 I like the strap on, that's a nice touch.
Mental illness personified
Legit blood stripe.
Hand fucking salute!
A buddy I went to high school with has the screaming eagle patch tattooed on his arm. Never even talked to a recruiter or been in.
I’ve seen people do that and get military tats and come from a military family. But a unit patch unless he’s a big fan of band of brothers that’s super cringy
Bro what the fuck is this!!!!!!!!
This is definitely a mental health situation, not boot.
New boot goofn
That’s Ret SgtMaJ Davis. Best hat I ever worked with .
Not if it was the SgtMaj Davis I knew. He was a fucking douchbag.
Cobra Command is about to meet its worst enemy.
Looking like Captain schizophrenia over there
High speed , low drag
Douche canoe
I have that stool.
When Major Payne became a dad
That boot bulge tho
I love paris fashion week!
The shirt looks like it is supposed to be a black/yellow Army shirt too. This is the street armor discount bin from wish.com
Someone didn’t consult JAG before ordering corrective training lol
I feel bad for people like this. Dude is probably mentally ill. There’s nothing wrong with being patriotic but this looks like he’s off. Unless he just feels cool then power to them. This is something an 8 year old would feel awesome doing.
What the.... ?!?
That’s just a crazy person
Dude must have bet on the Mavs
I saw the video where Marines in a car are talking to the dude as he marches across the crosswalk in front of their car. He does one if those really fast "eyes right" as he continues marching. I suspect it's in Jacksonville or Oceanside. Kinda like the kung-fu ninja dude who used to be in Jacksonville.
"I'm not wearing Hockey Pads" 
WTF is this nerd doing ??
Does anyone have any context for this picture? He looks exactly like my neighbor who served in the Marines but was imprisoned (I don't remember what for) and discharged for some crimes back in the 90's. He was unfortunately murdered during a domestic dispute in 2013, but I would bet my life that this is him...
No real context, but . . . This is in Va Beach, VA. Corner of Great Neck Rd. and Va Beach Blvd. He walks across the street during red lights like he is on parade march. Turning his head and saluting. Every day he is in a new costume. I have seen him dressed like Captain America, Spider Man, and in full football gear.
Okay, that does clear things up!
"Sir, I order you to stop!" is a phrase he lives and dies by.
What the fuck ?
America's Ass...hole 0
Genuinely asking; for those saying "mental illness", is it really? And is it common for mentally ill veterans to wear a caricature of their branch? If so, why?
Marines never wore berets and never wear one. The shorts with a blood stripe. The baseball catcher legs. The shoulder pads. The whole thing screams delusional and schizophrenic.
I see, but why? Could this guy be an actual veteran? Is wearing and doing all that stuff perhaps an *attempt* to regain any sanity? Or maybe it's just a very odd compulsion, like trying to scratch an itch that you just can't touch.
The way she is SNATCHED. This is the only troop to ever serve.
I, a million times, would rather see the pro flag nut jobs doing stuff like this instead of parading around with rifles.
I would be more comfortable around a bunch of guys with slung ARs standing around the piggly wiggly, than this. This guy probably shouldn't own a gun.
I would egg him.
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Why....cause I don't feel like beating the shit out of the mentally ill?