As a Vet myself I have to say this is not a Vet thing it's a @sshole thing.

And what does being a vet have to do with anything? It just a rude person stepping in front of another person.

cutting in line is a bitch move nonetheless

How is it possible to identify you as a marine vet and what makes you more special then the rest of the world !

This whole "I was in the military" crap has to stop. I simply don't care. Does not make you special or automatically provide you with revered status.

don't tell me...along with his veteran hat he has a red one as well. as a military brat, wife, etc., if any vet would go off on my based on his status of a vet he would get what he wanted - a conflict because, yes...you are now a civilian. kind of reminds me of when i was waiting at the military hospital for an appointment for my son and a woman came in as walk in. there was another military wife at the counter but the woman came up and demanded to be seen. when told she would have to make an appointment unless it was an emergency and needed to go to ER she went off on this poor corpman. she started screaming 'don't you know who i am? don't you know my husband is (enter officer's rank and name)?' and other things similar. after she had finished, expecting to be seen after that spectacle the military wife who was standing there said, ' well, i am third class (name) wife and i have an appointment. besides, you make your living the same way i do: you sleep with a sailor."

My brother-in-law is a retired Marine. The only thing he expects from his service is the veteran benefits he was promised, like the medical care needed to keep his body functioning after all the damage it received during his time in service. He does not call other people civilians like it's some sort of curse word

You may be ex-military but you're still active duty asshole.

Anger issues, much? What a d**k!

PTSD is a powerful drug.

Mmm, no. Once you're military, you never return to the 'civilian' mindset. And as military (former or current), you're automatically part of my 'family' now. Doesn't mean you're a great person or a horrible person, just that we have a strong shared background and mindset. But that doesn't mean that we are permitted to be abusive. I'd be upset too, getting cut in line, but is that really worth going to JAIL for...?

I'm married to a lifer. They usually DON'T call attention to themselves. Don't look for handouts, don't look for recognition. This is embarrassing.

We don't have this blind worship of anyone who has served in the military, and rightly so, this is clearly evident that just because you served doesn't mean you're a good a person and deserve respect, buuuuuullshit to that.

I don't care who you are. If blood rushes to your head and and you think you might go to jail for your actions when someone STEPS IN FRONT OF YOU - it isn't safe for you to be out in the general public.

Woah, jumped up super fit guys with fight training, full of their own importance. Just what the world needs right now.

Even serving military personnel in the UK don't have this sense of entitlement.

Umm ... cutting ahead of someone in line is rude regardless of whether that person is a Marine combat veteran, a handicapped child, or an ordinary middle-aged guy.

Actually, being a vet means you can be recalled to active duty at any time. Those who thought they were civilians had a rude awakening at the start of the Gulf War. Also, being a vet provide access to military installations and resources not granted to civilians.

Once a Marine- always a Marine! But regardless, it is not ok to cut in line. You have to speak up for yourself. However, it could've been an honest mistake.

If you frequent theme parks, you know about people trying to cut in line. I find facing the person, pointing, and saying firmly and clearly "The line starts back there" has been successful 95% of the time. No need to threaten violence or swear - it just makes YOU look small.

Take a chill pill.. smoke some pot. Wind down... jeez

Time you learnt how to speak to people. I don't care if you are the reincarnation of the messiah, being as rude as claimed is just not right and being a vet. although commendable, does not automatically give you the right to be so obnoxious.

Do you know who I am, syndrome..

Dude thinks the whole world revolves around him. What I do in those situations is to simply say I was there first. Most people will step aside if you point that out.

No part of this post including the comments made any difference. Move on. Nobody cares.

Thank goodness (apparently) that he wasn't in an open carry state.

He’s such a “special tough guy” …of course the “civilian” was still wrong for cutting in front of him but that’s not an excuse for him to puff up his chest and act like he’s entitled. My dad was a Marine but he never acted like he was better than everyone else

Obviously, you are not a "Vet" or that thought would never have crossed your mind... Now go back and finish suckeling on your mommy....

that's not the point. Someone took cuts in front of him. He just mentioned like most vets that are proud they served.

No... veterans are NOT civilians... they are veterans, they were civilians BEFORE they enlisted, but the changes that take place when becoming a member of the armed forces can never be undone. That being said, there are an awful lot of civilians out there that pretend to be service members and veterans because they think that status brings them some kind of reward... it doesn't. Serving our country is a choice that we make for reasons we don't need to explain to others - we don't do it for recognition, and we certainly don't do it for reward, because military pay is amongst the lowest hourly rate in the world.

If that guy is a vet I am a princess

Happened with in Sprouts. I was next in line. Cashier next door opens and says: Next in line Please. The dimwitted yuppy wannabes behind me scooted in front of me. I got behind them. I joked about being next until they were paying. I looked at them maniacally straight in the eyes and said: Get the f**k out of here you 2 bit fake yuppies. They ran. Left their change. I hit the parking lot and they screeched their tires to get away. Props to my Marine brother and menopause.

These are always the people who didn't deploy or if they did they saw no action whatsoever that want to act all hard.

I would have done the exact same.... BUT not walk away

Next is next, and any of us deserve to be next if we're next, but I feel a vet is a vet, not a civiliian. A vet's been there, a civilian has not.

Sounds like somebody may have PTSD with that kind of overreaction. Very treatable and the VA has trained professionals who can help you with that!