I once jumped a guys sh!t for saying he was a vet. I was arresting him at the time and he was yelling about how poorly I was treating a "Disabled Vietnam Nam Veteran...
That's when I finally got his age, did the math in my head, and blurted out publicly that he was only 17 when Nam ended. I then pointed out that the 4 measly years he still claimed to have served, we're non conflict years and he never put boots on a battleground...
His response... "I'm a veteran of the era."
I continued to publicly rip his ass in front of God and country. His night ended in lock up. I made sure to point out the flaw in his story to everyone we crossed before he could change his story.
Oh, and the "disabled" portion of his story... not a military injury. It was much later, through a series of poor life choices and large quantities of drugs and alcohol, that got his dumbass injured.
Fukc'em all