r/MilitaryStories is a subreddit with 146k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses military, worst, army, msd series, and part.
This community is for you to tell your stories of your service, or that of close family. Contact the mod team with questions if you have any. Please read the community rules before participating, we are highly moderated.
Popular Themes in r/MilitaryStories
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I saw cowardice accommodated in the Army and it still bothers me 15 years later"
16 posts
#2
Ideas
: "I made an MA think the Foscsle was haunted."
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Asvab tips for me?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/MilitaryStories
#1
Military
: "A song I wrote about my son calling me at work to tell me he joined the Military."
22 posts
#2
Worst
7 posts
#3
Army
: "I saw cowardice accommodated in the Army and it still bothers me 15 years later"
7 posts
#4
Msd Series
: "The Msd Series, Part Thirteen…Reading is Fundamental"
5 posts
#5
Part
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
5 posts
#6
Hate
3 posts
#7
Exercise
3 posts
#8
War
: "Specialist Greer Likes the Gas Chamber"
3 posts
#9
Rescue Station
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
3 posts
#10
Hell Series
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/MilitaryStories
#1
US Army Story
: "I saw cowardice accommodated in the Army and it still bothers me 15 years later"
17 posts
#2
US Coast Guard Story
: "The MSD Series, Part Thirteen…Reading is Fundamental"
15 posts
#3
Non-US Military Service Story
: "Where Do Army Helmets Go?— A Strange Equation Called "Military Math""
13 posts
#4
US Navy Story
: "Something I don't miss is how people didn't know what was going on around them - even after being told."
11 posts
#5
Family Story
: "The combat patch that went to space, and the closed casket a broken system forced me to shield for 11 years."
9 posts
#6
US Air Force Story
: "Had SF f%%% with a friend"
5 posts
#7
US Marines Story
: "Superstitions, gremlins, and hookworm"
4 posts
#8
OIF Story
: "Combat Honeymoon in Married Housing in Iraq in 2007"
3 posts
#9
PTSD TRIGGER WARNING
: "The time I didn’t shoot a guy"
2 posts
#10
Cold War Story
: "My excursion to Beirut"
1 post
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Last updated: September 30, 2026