What if someone says they’re a doctor when they’re not? What if someone says they were a Green Beret when they were just an enlisted man? What if someone says they’re an American Indian and receive benefits under that regard? We have someone running for the Senate who did just that and no one is prosecuting her. The Cherokee nation should haul her bony @ss into court on that.
We have too many laws...
Functional fraud, where the person offers a service he or she is not qualified or able to give, is not the same as a nut who never was in the service strutting around with a bunch of pretend medals and ribbons. Unless said nut actually tries to sneak into the services on that basis, or claims a prize or award on that basis. It stinks of course and for shame to the impostor.