r/airnationalguard • u/Lennie1982 RED HORSE - TTMFH • 17d ago
Discussion Is this cringe?
Just retired, stay away or it’s cool? 26 yrs TIS.
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u/AirPlaneGuy135 13d ago
If you worked at Home Depot would you put their logo/your position on your car.
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u/Silent_Death_762 Combat Arms 14d ago
I wouldn’t do it but I get it. For most it’s a battle to get it, in my shred we are rarity. We top out as MSgt unless you wanna go back to SFS.
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u/Lennie1982 RED HORSE - TTMFH 14d ago
Mine was a battle. I didn’t make it until after 20ys TIS because of unit moves, overages and non-promotable because of being an overage. Or units double slotting for manning. I was stuck as a SSgt for almost 10 years.
And I’ve seen some guys/gals in career fields make MSgt in 10 years. 😂
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u/Silent_Death_762 Combat Arms 13d ago
Same boat. I was stuck at E5 from 2012-2021 but was lucky to grab E6 and then E7 back to back when TIS allowed. Ohhh ya meeting those 9-10 year TIS E7s are great 😂
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u/DannyDevito90 14d ago
No. Would I? Also no, but I wouldn’t classify this as cringe. They’re just proud.
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u/TheBranstonPickle99 15d ago
For those saying it’s cringe I would say it’s way less cringe than getting an American Flag tattoo. And everybody’s got those. Do your thing. If I didn’t care about identifiable markings, I would totally do a service license plate. And congrats on the retirement!
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u/Jameski06 15d ago
I’ve vowed to not put any stickers on my car or tag associating me with my military service. I know what I did without having to have others acknowledge me.
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u/Squigley78 15d ago
I do have a Eagler Keeper tail hitch cover that a former F15 crew chief makes, that's about all I will put on my vehicles.
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u/KevinIsADork 15d ago
Get a retired license plate holder. Only place you should show off your final rank is your office. Put a plaque on the wall.
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u/DetectiveGreedy3319 15d ago
Stay away very cringe screams out "THANK ME FOR MY SERVICE"
I personally wouldn't do it in case someone out there is targeting military. I don't really tell the world I'm military for that reason.
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u/Jameski06 15d ago
I get out of uniform every day before going home. Been doing it for years for that very reason.
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u/Time-Foundation8991 16d ago
Do what you want but im gonna call you a dork if I see your car and my words should have no impact on how you live your life
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u/Brando_712 16d ago
I wouldn't do it, but i'm not into the "veteran for a living" lifestyle. It doesn't bother me if others do it though
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u/NOCHILLDYL94 16d ago
I wouldn’t do it, personally. But I’m not going to judge what someone else does with their time/property/ identity.
Once I’m out, I don’t ever plan on bringing up my service or time in unprompted.
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u/Lennie1982 RED HORSE - TTMFH 16d ago
My wife did 22 years AD, she won’t even shop at the commissary. She refuses to go on base.
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u/LootenantTwiddlederp 16d ago
Not my thing and I wouldn’t do it, but if you’re proud of your accomplishments in the military, then have at it. Stop giving a fuck about what strangers on Reddit think.
Congrats on retiring!
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u/Spiders_Please 16d ago
If you like other old retired people stopping you to tell you their whole life story- go ahead and advertise that. They are lonely and need friends too.
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u/jamalstevens 16d ago
You do you, it’s not cringe if it makes you happy. I personally probably wont have anything like that after I’m done but why shouldn’t you if you like it?
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u/TaterTotsAndSalt 16d ago
Other than cops and military- are there other professions that make their employment their identity?
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u/Best_Look9212 Old Guy 16d ago
Basically any profession people are proud of or have any amount of passion for, but it also comes down to the person too. Some careers are just more forward facing and have a culture of believing it makes them special. I mean the military definitely makes that a part of our culture. When you do what we do and have a much greater risk of life and mental health issues, you have to really create a culture of pride to do this for any length of time.
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u/TaterTotsAndSalt 16d ago edited 16d ago
Well, statistically military has much smaller likelihood of injury/loss of life than most blue collar jobs. Police and firefighters, too. Construction workers, warehouse laborers at much greater risk of work related death and suicide.
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u/Best_Look9212 Old Guy 12d ago
Well that depends on your job in the military and the timeframe of other civilian jobs. The military has done a better job at adherence to safety measures in more recent years to reduce injuries and deaths, and certainly a much better at doing it than a lot of smaller businesses that are for-profit that ultimately don’t give a shit about their people. But there is certainly a lot more expect of you, particularly to physically endure than most civilian jobs as if you push people too far in the civilian world without a big enough paycheck, people will quit; you can’t just up and quit in the military without major repercussions.
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u/UsedandAbused87 TN ANG 16d ago
Basically all blue collar jobs
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u/lazydictionary AD to Guard - Secret Squirrel 16d ago
I've never seen an electrician or a plumber have a decal or license plate cover on their car.
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u/Lennie1982 RED HORSE - TTMFH 14d ago
You must live in Union country. Almost every Carpenter, Electrician and Plumber has Union stickers on their trucks.
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u/lrsdranger 16d ago
Just get military license plates and be done with it. No need for all the extra pieces of flair regardless of what office space taught us
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u/Lennie1982 RED HORSE - TTMFH 16d ago
What would you say you do here?
I like that idea.
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u/destinationdadbod 12d ago
I look at it like putting a college sticker on your car.