[USNBandit]

The not so suprising thing is that you never hear of any pretend vet saying they worked in the motor pool. Every one of them was an Airborne Special Forces Recon Sapper SEAL, on a secret mission deep behind enemy lines.

[GeronL]

lol. So true.

or “I was the bathroom attendant at the Pentagon”

[Tucker39]

To borrow a line from Eddie Murphy in “TRADING PLACES” when confronted by the Philadelphia police: I lost my sight in Nam, man! Agent Orange? Dat wuz me.....Agent Orange....top secret. I served in Poon Tang, Kum Som, all them dangerous places! (Paraphrase).

[Sarajevo]

You forgot “Ninja”. That goes right between “Sapper” and “SEAL”.

[ASA Vet]

I was never Airborne, SF, Recon or any other macho stuff.
I simply filled a position with the Railroad in Bangkok for 3 years. Nothing glamorous, but there was an upside.