ENID, Okla. — Area man and self-proclaimed “dysfunctional veteran” Tad Wilkins has been determined to be just the former, sources have confirmed.

According to several friends, family members, and acquaintances, Wilkins seems to always be playing up his military service in everyday life — especially on veteran-oriented holidays — despite the fact that he washed out in Air Force Basic Military Training and never even made it to tech school, much less his first deployment.

“The guys I met in the military were some of the finest folks I’ve ever worked with,” says the college-aged male who was pulled out of training before finishing Week 4. “The camaraderie one finds in a group of people who eat, sleep, and endure hardship together is almost unparalleled in the civilian world.”

Wilkins seems to take pride in his time in the Air Force, brief though it was. The wall of his room, located below his parents’ house, is adorned with posters showcasing America’s various special operations forces; his wardrobe is full of 5.11 Tactical cargo-pants and veteran-themed t-shirts from Grunt Style and Dysfunctional Veterans.