Military Bro Accuses Woman Veteran of 'Stealing Valor,' Gets Owned

Mel Dawn

Apr 15, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

Most veterans do not want to discuss the details of their military service with random strangers, even if the person asking them questions about it also happened to serve. You'd think that a fellow veteran of all people would understand and respect this unspoken rule, but apparently redditor u/WhatKindOf__ never got the memo. He recently asked r/amitheasshole if he was in the wrong for accusing a classmate of "stealing valor" simply because she seemed too "demure" to be a veteran and didn't feel like talking about her experiences serving in the Navy. Not only did he get owned by his classmate, but he was further dragged in the reddit thread comment section by everyone who agreed that he was the a-hole.

Add as a preferred
source on Google

“AITA for falsely accusing a veteran of stolen valor, when she couldn't give any details about her service?” Posted by u/WhatKindOf__

The comment section

Needless to say, the comment section agreed that OP was indeed the a-hole.

“I'm sure he works it into every conversation possible.” said u/mutualbuttsqueezin.

“Also this is 100% because she’s a woman.” said u/MariannetheMom.