Is dressing up as a soldier for Halloween stolen valor?

No, because real stolen valor is walking around telling everyone how badass you are and how you are ACTUALLY in the military. As long as you are just dressing up and you don't put any fake medals or pins on your costume you are fine. read more

Stolen valor is technically when a person impersonates a soldier to receive certain monetary benefits, which is illegal. But in general, the phrase typically refers to when people impersonates a service member to snatch at the glory of the title. Which unfortunately is perfectly legal. read more

: As a veteran, I personally think it would be disrespectful to wear my military uniform as a Halloween costume. I also hate to see civilian adults wearing them, because I think they should know better. read more