--- title: "12 cringeworthy photos of celebrities wearing military uniforms" date: "2021-09-02" modified: "2021-09-02" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/12-cringeworthy-photos-of-celebrities-wearing-military-uniforms/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Movies and TV" --- # 12 cringeworthy photos of celebrities wearing military uniforms ![]() Stolen valor, Hollywood-style! --- Blame the stylist, blame the director, but don't hate the player, hate the game. Here are 12 cringeworthy photos that will make you want to knifehand these celebrities: ### 1. 50 Cent ![]() Attention on deck for General Admiral Gunnery Sergeant Cent. ### 2. Adrianne Curry ![]() As much as we love the self-proclaimed "Mistress of the Dorks," maybe she should stick to [cosplaying as an Imperial Officer instead](). She was much more squared away. ### 3. Jake Lacy ![]() This is a Hollywood military fail. Jake Lacy and the costume designer from 2015's "Love the Coopers" should put out a YouTube video where a drill instructor smokes both of them for the popped collar he wears *the whole time*. ### 4. The cast of Enlisted (minus Keith David) ![]() Look at this. *Look at this*. Keith David is military movie royalty ("Platoon," *hello*?), so it's little surprise that he knows how to wear an Army uniform. But if he were really the sergeant major he was supposed to be, this photo would feature him tearing new a\*\*holes into the other four for the *thousands* of problems here. ### 5. Amber Rose ![]() Shitty job rolling those BDU sleeves, but at least she *tried* to crease them. Nails probably not reg, but the only person who would really care is Kanye West. ### 6. Jeremy Renner ![]() Jeremy Renner has ruined everything from "The Avengers" to Jason Bourne, and here he is ruining the Army Combat Uniform. Forget for a moment that the ACU didn't exist when "The Hurt Locker" was supposed to be taking place (*realism*!), ACU sleeves are rolled approximately never and if they were, they sure as hell wouldn't have the sea service roll. Also, unless he runs into a fight backwards, pretty sure that U.S. flag is as ass backward as that movie. ### 7. Samuel L. Jackson ![]() It's easy to make fun of "[Basic]()*."* The most prominent reason is because of Samuel L. Jackson's standard-issue cape. *A goddam cape*. There is no better example of what a civilian thinks the military would wear than giving someone a cape. The worst (best?) part of "Basic" is that it implies basic training, the one place where we *all learned this*. ### 8. Shia LeBeouf ![]() Ah yes, [America's most famous Valor Thief](). The backpack is actually common among civilians, but you'd be hard pressed to find someone wearing it with ACU pants. And even harder pressed to find someone wearing that combo bloused with Desert Combat Boots. ### 9. Steven Seagal ![]() Watching this salute is almost as awkward as watching [Seagal run](). ### 10. Jessica Simpson ![]() WATM's Logan Nye says the collar is only authorized to be worn this way when a soldier is wearing body armor, but even then it makes you look like an a\*\*hole. The fact that everyone in the unit is wearing it up makes the commander look like an a\*\*hole. Also, that hair is not authorized in uniform. ### 11. Channing Tatum ![]() To the untrained (or Air Force) eye, Army uniforms always look like a random mishmash of metal and ribbon. Tatum is mostly okay but needs to decide if he's infantry or special forces. ### 12. Bill Cosby ![]() The only thing really wrong with this uniform is the guy wearing it. ([And he's not an honorary chief anymore]().) ## 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]()