If you could confront an internet warrior, what would you do?

SSG Warren Swan — Tue, 03 May 2016 15:58:35 -0400

With the internet, you can be a stud, a beautiful woman, a SEAL, GB, ANYTHING. Normally you see these Hero's talking the most junk or talking about how bad ass they were on deployment. Then the "new" caliber of internet hero's are the SuperVets...the guys who have gotten 15 PH,'s was nominated for the MOH and served in the Blackest units. If you could meet one what would you do?

Response by SFC Josh Billingsley made May 3 at 2016 4:05 PM

SFC Josh Billingsley — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:05:07 -0400

I would love just once to see the look on their face when their security through anonymity falls away

Response by PFC Jason Jackson made May 3 at 2016 4:12 PM

PFC Jason Jackson — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:12:41 -0400

I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that I might incriminate myself.!

Response by SSgt Terry P. made May 3 at 2016 4:12 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:12:43 -0400

SSG Warren Swan OOOHH, i would never want to meet such a person ,i am sure i would lose control of my bodily functions and embarrass myself.

Response by Cpl Jerry Millar made May 3 at 2016 4:18 PM

Cpl Jerry Millar — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:18:12 -0400

I had the absolute pleasure to confront a car forum troll a few years back! I kept my cool, asked very deliberate questions, and then told him who I was/username... the look of discomfort was incredibly satisfying! Granted though, his e-thug'ery never included race, religion, or family insults so there was never any real intention to escalate past a little intimidation.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2016 4:22 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:22:08 -0400

Take any and all keyboards away......and any ability that they may have to access any other keyboards away. Silence then becomes golden

Response by SPC David S. made May 3 at 2016 4:25 PM

SPC David S. — Tue, 03 May 2016 16:25:22 -0400

I got a lot of Ranger/SF friends so it would be fun to invite them over for cards and just watch them self implode in their company. How many cards you want 'ace'?

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made May 3 at 2016 5:10 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Tue, 03 May 2016 17:10:22 -0400

Tell them to simmer down.

Response by CPT Joseph K Murdock made May 3 at 2016 5:25 PM

CPT Joseph K Murdock — Tue, 03 May 2016 17:25:32 -0400

I want to seriously hurt civilians and veterans who denigrate veterans.

Response by PO3 David Fries made May 3 at 2016 6:13 PM

PO3 David Fries — Tue, 03 May 2016 18:13:09 -0400

I wouldn't want to meet one, I have no interest. People like that don't deserve the type of attention they are trying to get.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2016 6:59 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 May 2016 18:59:13 -0400

walk away, its not worth my time, i have meet a few

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2016 7:07 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 May 2016 19:07:25 -0400

violence is not the answer we served too long, and experienced too much just walk awawy these sobs are trying to get thier fame, if it gains them report them, otherwise i dont deal with them and tell them so, you know what you did be proud of that, let the posser carry on evetually they'll f up

Response by CPT Jack Durish made May 3 at 2016 7:15 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 03 May 2016 19:15:33 -0400

If I ever met an Internet warrior I'd bite him (that's digital humor)

Response by PO1 Donald Hammond made May 3 at 2016 7:42 PM

PO1 Donald Hammond — Tue, 03 May 2016 19:42:07 -0400

I would have to tell them a sea story about how I know someone who was on a ship with a guy who went to boot camp with the cousin of a guy who .....

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made May 3 at 2016 9:22 PM

SFC Everett Oliver — Tue, 03 May 2016 21:22:51 -0400

Mostly tell them to go away, and then ignore them. I actually know one in RL, claims he is Airborne and ranger qualified yet the man has never been to Ft Benning. I stopped the conversation when i heard that... I do know he was a SSG in Nam.. So that part of his story checks out... but never been to Benning???

Response by SPC Darren Koele made May 3 at 2016 10:20 PM

SPC Darren Koele — Tue, 03 May 2016 22:20:54 -0400

I used to let my wife handle it. She's patient enough to let them dig a deep hole then she essentially bulldozes the dirt back on top of them. On one forum we belonged to, there was a guy who claimed to be at nearly every hot spot that came up. Started out he was in the Army, then the Marines, and even both at the same time. He claimed to be in Beirut during the bombing in '83 and then part of the invasion of Grenada (for those that don't know, the bombing and Grenada invasion were two days apart; October 23 was the bombing and the 25th was the invasion). Of course, he later deployed to Panama, then Desert Storm. He then claimed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. In between all that, he and his "group" were "tasked with black ops and missions of a sensitive nature for the FBI and CIA". He then "retired" in 2005.

My wife let him dig and dig and dig. When it appeared he had revealed his entire story, she fired up the dozer and pushed. She reminded him about the dates of Beirut and Grenada and hit him with the fact that 14 year olds cannot enlist in the military. She then reminded him that the unit he claimed to deploy with to Panama did not actually deploy. She threw him a bone and said, "thank you for your service in a Desert Storm, my husband was there too, though his stories aren't so epic as yours." Then the real punishment began. She asked him how he could perform these "special missions" while he was living with his parents at (she then listed the street name and city, even provided a Google earth image of his parents' house). Asked him how he could deploy with units after receiving a bad conduct discharge. And there were other details she nitpicked on. Then she told him he must have been a pies poor soldier and/or marine because none of us has ever known anyone with a minimum 23 years of active duty military service, multiple combat deployments, and retired an E-6.
We never heard from him again.

You see, my wife was a research analyst for the FBI's Joint Terror Task Force. This means she knows how to find information and she's very patient.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made May 3 at 2016 10:56 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 03 May 2016 22:56:57 -0400

Like this?

Response by SGT Kathi Prato made May 9 at 2016 10:56 AM

SGT Kathi Prato — Mon, 09 May 2016 10:56:07 -0400

Walk away - not worth the time or effort and someone who has the gall to do that will never understand how their actions are so disrespectful

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Jun 23 at 2017 4:30 PM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:30:59 -0400

The way i figure it there is something with an individual like that, they have no life and have to retreat to a Walter Mitty pretend world. Often they have mental problems. Seems there are more former Green Berets, Seals etc.than ever served in those units. It doesn't take long to spot the phonies with the total lack of knowledge of what unit they were, the uniform, the time period and a host of other things. Pretty pathetic.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Jun 23 at 2017 5:33 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:33:07 -0400

Pretty sure there's no better way to answer this question...

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Nov 19 at 2017 12:45 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:45:49 -0500

Ugly isn't always apparent, it may be hidden well inside but may be given away as soon as they speak !

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Feb 7 at 2018 9:28 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:28:06 -0500

I've seen one person that was so ugly they had to sneak up on a glass of water to get a drink .

Response by SPC David Willis made Feb 7 at 2018 9:49 AM

SPC David Willis — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:49:52 -0500

Aren't you effectively turning any of us answering us into internet warriors??? Mind blown...

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Feb 7 at 2018 11:42 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:42:18 -0500

Throat punch!

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Dec 26 at 2018 2:01 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 02:01:03 -0500

I've seen some that were so ugly they had to sneak up on a glass of water to get a drink !

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Apr 2 at 2019 2:10 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:10:42 -0400

I've seen a few that were so ugly they had to sneak up on a glass of water to get a drink !

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 17 at 2019 5:30 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Fri, 17 May 2019 17:30:03 -0400

"Internet warrior"? That's really funny, gotta admit, honest, I've never heard the concept phrased that way....

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 17 at 2019 8:23 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 17 May 2019 20:23:57 -0400

Ignore them. Some people and usually they are the most unaccomplished people use words to power their sense of self worth. This applies to family members.

Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Aug 4 at 2019 11:20 PM

SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:20:17 -0400

No not really!

Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Aug 4 at 2019 11:20 PM

SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:20:41 -0400

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Aug 24 at 2019 8:44 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 20:44:58 -0400

Honestly, I'd have to really give that some serious thought...I know it's a really serious problem, honest, I do, I just truly don't have a clue what I'd do if I ever ran into one...though I never have thus far...thank God for small favors, ya know?

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jan 12 at 2020 11:57 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:57:19 -0500

I would probably say you fucking liar. Only if I think I can kicks his ass.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Mar 29 at 2020 7:00 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 19:00:04 -0400

Some act so tough behind a computer and relegate themselves to espousing drivel with little substance. They need to be curb stomped.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 15 at 2020 1:15 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 13:15:32 -0400

A couple months ago a CPL Z was acting like an unmitigated asshole to our posters. I told him how would his company like to know that one of its employees is denigrating veterans. He STFU and I have not seen him since. What a stupid consummate jackass.

Response by Maj John Bell made Feb 15 at 2021 12:12 PM

Maj John Bell — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:12:54 -0500

Leave and go do something worthwhile, probably visit my grandkids.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Jun 26 at 2021 2:07 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:07:42 -0400

How about someone that is so ugly they have to sneak up on a glass of water to get a drink ?

Response by SFC Joseph Marcotte made Sep 10 at 2021 11:34 AM

SFC Joseph Marcotte — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:34:30 -0400

Laugh at them