Lying about serving....?

[MissEverdeen]

I know this sounds strange and incredibly far fetched and I'm not even sure that this is the right place to ask this but here goes...
I think someone very close to me may be lying about the fact that they have served time in Afghanistan/Iraq since 9/11, I know how ridiculous that sounds-to doubt someone is being honest about something so serious but I just can't shake the feeling that the facts don't add up/reluctance to talk about it (I know lots of ex forces struggle to talk about their experiences but this person isn't like that) and none of their family ever seems to mention it and to me its something you would be very proud of and would (especially around 11/11) want to talk about it or even mention it in passing ie "we hold a minutes silence for all soldiers past and present inc. this person" but there is nothing.
My question is...is there a way of finding out whether they did serve or not?
Thank you

Hi, I've stumbled into this section without ever knowing it existed, I'm not married to anyone in the services. However, I do know someone in my family who claimed to be away with work (in the army) when actually was having an affair. He got caught out when work phoned his home. All very awful, but I have no idea how you would go about checking, and as you say, maybe he doesn't like to talk about it.
Apologies if my post comes across as insensitive, but it was my only experience. We were all duped sadly. Hopefully someone will come along with some more helpful advice soon.

Poor you, it all sounds very stressful. Have you asked what regiment they are in and then google to see if the regiment were there at that time? I am sure others will have more specific ways of knowing, but that might be a start. Good luck.

Owing to slow response here, OP also posted in chat. Over the course of that lengthy thread, she was able to establish that he was not being truthful.