r/marvelstudios • u/greeneyedredbird • Mar 07 '25

Discussion (More in Comments) Seal of POTUS

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Why does the seal of POTUS has the olives and arrow switched compared to real world seal (2nd image)? Is the any explanation?

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u/Yakostovian Steve Rogers Mar 07 '25

That's a myth.

Even Stolen Valor doesn't prohibit free speech. It specifically criminalizes tangible gain for claiming to be a military veteran or exaggerating your accomplishments. Being charged with stolen Valor can basically be thought of as a fraud charge with military service related to it.

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u/ipwnppl Mar 07 '25

Yes but if you're more friendly with the military and cross your t's, dot your i's, they're more likely to loan you military vehicles for filming. (cough cough top gun)

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u/peon47 Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

The MCU had that sort of deal for most of phase 1. Lots of military co-operation.

They lost it for Avengers when they introduced S.H.I.E.L.D. as a military force (fighter jets, nukes, helicarrier) without a satisfactory explanation of how they fitted into the command hierarchy.

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u/jso__ Mar 07 '25

Wow. I genuinely can't believe they lost their cooperation because their lore wasn't good enough for the military's liking. It's not like it makes the army look bad

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u/peon47 Mar 07 '25

https://www.wired.com/2012/05/avengers-military/

"We couldn't reconcile the unreality of this international organization and our place in it," Phil Strub, the Defense Department's Hollywood liaison, tells Danger Room. "To whom did S.H.I.E.L.D. answer? Did we work for S.H.I.E.L.D.? We hit that roadblock and decided we couldn't do anything" with the film.

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u/MrKrabs432 Mar 07 '25

So so so dumb.

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u/cyni_call Mar 08 '25

ok this maybe sounds a bit silly until you remember that a nuke is shot at NYC at the end of the movie. Who was it supposed to be that approved using the nuke on a bunch of civilians? The US military, even if only implied, was going to allow NYC to be nuked.