r/MilitaryStories is a subreddit with 140k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and news, and the community frequently discusses military, war, navy, worst, and training.
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
: "A guy told me I complained too much so I put him in my shoes and he complained immediately"
27 posts
#2
News
: "Crazy stoned Navy Seabee told me the real reason we invaded Iraq at the VFW tonight."
15 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Power Shop & Tool Issue Build"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I started two "businesses" because I lied to the officer recruiter that I have leadership experience as a business owner and employer"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/MilitaryStories
#1
Military
: "Ancestral combat voodoo and unexpected benefit of the Military service"
89 posts
#2
War
: "My 12 day War story . “Not that cool”"
16 posts
#3
Navy
: "Crazy stoned Navy Seabee told me the real reason we invaded Iraq at the VFW tonight."
11 posts
#4
Worst
7 posts
#5
Training
: "Centrifuge Training"
7 posts
#6
Army
: "A story my dad told when he was in the Army."
7 posts
#7
Veterans
5 posts
#8
Story
: "I carried a Story for almost 60 years."
5 posts
#9
Veteran
5 posts
#10
Marine
: "His brother, the Marine Sniper"
5 posts
Flair Used in r/MilitaryStories
#1
US Army Story
: "The time my sniper section leader sailed his rounds into the next zip code by accident"
81 posts
#2
Non-US Military Service Story
: "Padre's prayer was delayed"
29 posts
#3
US Navy Story
: "A guy told me I complained too much so I put him in my shoes and he complained immediately"
26 posts
#4
US Air Force Story
: "I had $300k in the USAF and wasn't allowed to separate"
20 posts
#5
US Marines Story
: "Got picked for a random piss test… and it was textbook SOP hell"
15 posts
#6
US Coast Guard Story
: "The MSD Series, Part Twelve…Why Weren’t We Told"
7 posts
#7
Family Story
: "[Legacy] Found my great-grandfather’s WWII diary—he was in Libya, and so was I, 70 years later"
5 posts
#8
NATO Partner Story
: "The rules are there for a reason"
4 posts
#9
Desert Storm Story
: "Two flights."
3 posts
#10
Vietnam Story
: "Waiting for permission to fire."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/MilitaryStories
Yearly
+2k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026