--- title: "15 terrible military stock photos we can point and laugh at" description: "If there's one thing that ruins anything targeted toward the military, it's messing up the uniform. These military stock photos are so bad." date: "2021-08-25" modified: "2022-10-25" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/15-terrible-military-stock-photos-we-can-point-and-laugh-at/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Join the Military" - "Military Culture" --- # 15 terrible military stock photos we can point and laugh at ![A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet is saluting with his right hand while holding an open laptop with his left hand, looking at the screen. The background is plain gray.]() *Because we wear helmets and body armor 24/7.* If there's one thing that ruins anything targeted toward the military, it's messing up the uniform. It may seem like a small detail to people who were never in the military, but that's kinda the whole f\*cking point – details. Everything starts with paying attention to details. This is how veterans know who served and who's out there just getting a half-price dinner at [Chili's](). So look, if you're targeting the military-veteran community for anything, be it a new TV show or movie, a 3M lawsuit, or a reverse mortgage or whatever, we know immediately how much effort you're putting into caring about actual veterans. Some of these military stock photos are so bad, they popped *my* collar. ### Nothing says "AMERICA" like a death grip on the flag. ![flag]() You can tell he's really in the Army because he wears *two* Army tapes instead of his name. Promote ahead of peers. ### Do not leave unsupervised. ![bad terrible military stock photos]() Stop laughing you insensitive bastards. ### That's my reaction too. ![terrible military stock photos reaction]() That hat tho. ### Call the cops. ![wheelchair]() Is that his family in the background or just *some* family? As for this poorly positioned hat, that is not what is meant by "cover." ### No hat, no salute zone, bruh. ![salute]() Most bedrooms are. ### You had two chances. ![bad cammies]() They had two different opportunities to use camo and they couldn't come up with even one the U.S. actually uses. ### Made you look. ![okay]() ... At my shirtless chest. ### This is real. ![gmat terrible military stock photos]() Lieutenant Congdon is clearly a Hulkamaniac. ### Nothing say ARMY like a boonie hat. ![bad stock photo]() Especially when ARMY is emblazoned across the front of it. ### Maybe not use a 12-year-old model. ![terrible military stock photos pistol]() Is he 12 or 60? I can't tell. Nice boots. ### Time for PT? ![terrible stock photos]() Clearly, the answer is no. ### I never took off my uniform, either. ![acu family]() "Just hanging out in my ACUs in my living room with my family, as all military members do." ### Stealing valor for a lifetime. ![family terrible military stock photos]() Why do stolen valor veterans always want to add an extra American flag patch? ### Just use any medals, no one will notice. ![medals terrible military stock photos]() That 50-year-old is wearing a 20-year-old winter uniform and i'm pretty sure Boris on the end there is sporting American, Soviet, and Russian medals. ### Mommy's a liar, Billy. ![terrible military stock photos]() Where would you even get BDUs with an arm sleeve pocket?? Mommy's been lying for a long ass time. ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()