r/MilitaryStories is a subreddit with 141k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and news, and the community frequently discusses military, worst, war, msd series, and navy.
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
News
: "Crazy stoned Navy Seabee told me the real reason we invaded Iraq at the VFW tonight."
7 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "My MEPS Experience? Please tell me i am not crazy."
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "I want to buy this jacket, for, elderly gentlemen but I need to ask a from people who know is it really authentic the seller says it is."
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "The MSD Series, Part Eighteen…The Idea Express"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Veterans Needed: Free eBook Copy of Becoming Whole in Exchange for Honest Review"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/MilitaryStories
#1
Military
: "“When you left the Military, what was the hardest thing to explain to someone who’d never served: the specific, everyday things that just stopped existing, and did anyone or anything actually help you through that, or did you mostly figure it out alone?”"
39 posts
#2
Worst
10 posts
#3
War
: "My great-uncle was the sole survivor of a 29-day siege during the Vietnam War. Primary cipher operator between Castro and the Kremlin. His name and missions partly appears in declassified archive."
9 posts
#4
Msd Series
: "The Msd Series, Part Twelve…Why Weren’t We Told"
6 posts
#5
Navy
: "Crazy stoned Navy Seabee told me the real reason we invaded Iraq at the VFW tonight."
5 posts
#6
Army
: "I saw cowardice accommodated in the Army and it still bothers me 15 years later"
4 posts
#7
Hate
3 posts
#8
Exercise
3 posts
#9
Vietnam
: "My great-uncle was the sole survivor of a 29-day siege during the Vietnam War. Primary cipher operator between Castro and the Kremlin. His name and missions partly appears in declassified archive."
3 posts
#10
Vietnam War
: "Toll of the Vietnam War"
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"
32 posts
#2
US Navy Story
: "Crazy stoned Navy Seabee told me the real reason we invaded Iraq at the VFW tonight."
17 posts
#3
Non-US Military Service Story
: "The 25,000 Pounds of Thrust Wake Up Call"
16 posts
#4
Family Story
: "First day in-country"
12 posts
#5
US Coast Guard Story
: "The MSD Series, Part Twelve…Why Weren’t We Told"
8 posts
#6
US Air Force Story
: "Coffee King"
7 posts
#7
WWII Story
: "The Sherman tank had a terrible reputation among Allied soldiers. The numbers say otherwise."
4 posts
#8
Cold War Story
: "My great-uncle was the sole survivor of a 29-day siege during the Vietnam War. Primary cipher operator between Castro and the Kremlin. His name and missions partly appears in declassified archive."
3 posts
#9
Desert Storm Story
: "By Dawn's Early Light."
2 posts
#10
US Marines Story
: "Today I Said Goodbye to a Marine"
2 posts
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Last updated: August 11, 2026