Former Soldiers Praise Bts V For Generous Donations And Deep Loyalty After Military Discharge

A series of moving and warm behind-the-scenes stories detailing BTS member V’s (Kim Taehyung) exceptional kindness, generosity, and leadership during his mandatory military service have recently come to light. The heartwarming accounts were shared online by a former military comrade who served in the exact same platoon as the global superstar, shedding light on V’s down-to-earth character when away from the cameras.

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The Hilarious Catholic Mass Incident and a Special Hanwoo Feast

The sudden wave of military stories began after V casually reminisced about his training days during a recent Weverse live broadcast with his fellow BTS members. V humorously recalled a moment during a weekly Catholic Mass service at the training center. When the priest asked the gathered recruits to share their Christian baptismal names, one highly nervous recruit accidentally started listing his favorite video game characters instead, shouting:

“I really like Mordekaiser, Miss Fortune, and Lux!”

After watching V talk about this funny memory on the live stream, one of his actual training camp tentmates—who was discharged over a year ago—decided to formally step forward online to verify the story and share more personal details about V’s legendary generosity. The former comrade revealed that he was assigned to the exact same 1st Platoon as V. He shared that despite the intense physical and mental stress of basic training, V completely surprised his entire unit by purchasing and gifting premium Korean Hanwoo beef to all the recruits as a grand thank-you gesture for their hard work.

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A Natural Born Leader and a Trusted Confidant

The former soldier also recalled a special holiday memory from Christmas Day, when the platoon went to a military church to watch a seasonal musical production. When the performance ended, the entire crowd of soldiers loudly cheered and requested V to step up for a formal greeting. Though V initially tried to bow politely and leave quietly so he wouldn’t disrupt the official military event, he turned back at the last second to flash a bright smile and wave at the crowd, which caused the entire chapel to erupt in massive cheers.

The user highly praised V’s performance as the official Platoon Leader, a challenging leadership role that V actually volunteered to take on himself:

• Positive Energy: “He was incredibly kind, constantly positive, and always guided our platoon in the best possible direction.”
• Massive Generosity: “He had a lot of playful charm but possessed an incredibly large, deeply caring heart. He was a true gentleman.”

V initially enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 11, 2023. After completing his basic training, he successfully served out the remainder of his duty as a highly trained member of the Special Duty Team (SDT) under the ROK Army’s 2nd Corps Military Police Unit. Throughout his service, V quietly used his personal funds to buy expensive meals for his seniors and juniors, while also donating high-end fitness equipment to his base’s gym. His former military peers unanimously shared that V was a deeply reliable figure who always listened to their personal worries. Demonstrating his ultimate loyalty, V even made headlines by personally traveling back to his old military base just 40 days after his own discharge to hand-deliver a congratulatory flower bouquet at his direct successor’s official retirement ceremony.