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, part, and hate.
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"
14 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
: "My father came down 70 feet above a German 20mm gun crew on D-Day. Easy Company, 506th PIR, the real Band of Brothers."
12 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
Part
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
5 posts
#5
Hate
3 posts
#6
Exercise
3 posts
#7
Story
: "A Soldier's 9/11/2001 Story"
3 posts
#8
Rescue Station
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
3 posts
#9
Hell Series
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
3 posts
#10
Navy
: "If ur not in the Navy keep scrolling"
2 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
Non-US Military Service Story
: "Where Do Army Helmets Go?— A Strange Equation Called "Military Math""
13 posts
#3
US Navy Story
: "Something I don't miss is how people didn't know what was going on around them - even after being told."
13 posts
#4
US Coast Guard Story
: "The Rescue Station Hell Series…Part Four, Shootout at the OK Corral"
12 posts
#5
US Air Force Story
: "Had SF f%%% with a friend"
5 posts
#6
Family Story
: "The combat patch that went to space, and the closed casket a broken system forced me to shield for 11 years."
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
Desert Storm Story
: "General 'Stormin' Norman Schwartzkopf .."
1 post
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Last updated: November 8, 2026